QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5610

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:

3192

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

76

Length:

101.5

Quilt top made by:

Tull, Ellen Warfield

Quiltmaker's city:

traveled/husband in the service

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1906

Birthplace, state:

Kansas (KS)

Birthplace, country:

United States

Occupation:

Momemaker, poet, tournament bridge,equestrian. Quilted in Hawaii, as military wife/ didn't do other sewing.

Date of death and location:

2000

Ethnic group:

English

Quiltmaker's spouse:

Tull, Lloyd H.

Quiltmaker's educational background:

university graduate

Spouse's occupation:

Col. In Air Force

# of Children:

2

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Warfield, Lillian Dougherty

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace and birthdate:

KS 1883

Quiltmaker's Mother's Ethnic/Racial Group:

Irish

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Warfield, Augustus Bennet

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace and birthdate:

NY 1878

Quiltmaker's Father's Ethnic/Racial Group:

English

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

1930-1949

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, applique:

Hand Applique

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Cream

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Echo

Describe the quilting designs used:

pencil marks still on front of quilt

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Width between quilting lines:

1/2"

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

one piece

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Describe the damage:

back has some several stains

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Hawaiian Breadfruit

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

1931

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)