QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5613
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:
3193
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
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:
homemaker, 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
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
4 vertical rows, 3 horizontal rows, 12 blocks
Block shape:
Squares
Block size:
14.5
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Solid/plain
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave
Predominant colors:
Blue or Navy
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Motif design, overall:
Grid/crosshatch
Motif design, decorative:
Cables
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
10
Width between quilting lines:
1"
Number of borders:
3
Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:
Cotton, plain weave
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
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)
Cite this Quilt
Tull, Ellen Warfiel. Hawaiian Breadfruit. 1930-1949. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5613. Accessed: 04/25/24