QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5577

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:

3142

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

68

Length:

84

Quilt top made by:

Charrois, Josephine

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Maker was great-grandmother of owner's husband

Quiltmaker's state:

New Hampshire (NH)

Quiltmaker's city:

Greenville

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1850

Birthplace, country:

Canada

Occupation:

housewife

Ethnic group:

French Canadian

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

passed through family

Time period:

1901-1929

Note:

8 points on star

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Block shape:

Diamonds

Block size:

2.5 x2.5

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

White

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Width between quilting lines:

3/4"

Binding and edging:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

White

Describe the back:

Different fabrics

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

142d

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Hexagonal Star

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

1900c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)