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11-37-5838

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:

3577

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

76.25

Length:

89

Quilt top made by:

Devio, Mary

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

N Adams

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1874

Occupation:

homemaker

Date of death and location:

Maker died in N Adams, MA.

Ethnic group:

French

Spouse's occupation:

gas co. worker

# of Children:

20

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Houle, Judy

Quiltmaker's Mother's Ethnic/Racial Group:

French

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Lanoue, ________

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

1930-1949

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, applique:

Machine Applique

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

6 vertical rows, 7 horizontal rows, 42 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

12

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Cream

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Single parallel lines

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Width between quilting lines:

.75"

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

37.912

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Friendship Dahlia

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

1940c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)

Cite this Quilt

Devio, Mar. Friendship Dahlia. 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=11-37-5838. Accessed: 03/28/24