QUILT INDEX RECORD
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:
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