QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5411

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

2864

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

75

Length:

93

Quilt top made by:

Van Keuren, May

Quiltmaker's state:

New York (NY)

Quiltmaker's city:

Syracuse

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

Timespan

When was the quilt started?

bout 1930

When was the quilt finished?

1995

Format:

Finished quilt

Layout:

One patch or allover

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

26 vertical rows, 11 horizontal rows, 586 blocks

Block shape:

Diamonds

Block size:

3.75-4

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

early fabrics/shirtings/Garibaldi/madders/history fabrics/half-mournings/plain weave

Predominant colors:

Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6-May

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, print, plaid, plain weave

Binding and edging:

Machine sewn

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

patterned fabric

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

one piece

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Inscription, type:

Message

Inscription, content:

Pieced by May C. Blankman bout 1930 Quilted by Marion Drake 1995 Done with love for Ellen Hoffman Cat tested & approved for total comfort by Jesse and Lucas, cat comfort experts

Inscription, front/back:

on back

Inscription, technique:

Ink

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Condition, damage:

Stains

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

142

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Tumbling Blocks

Details

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Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

1925c/1995

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)