QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5948

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:

3754

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

66

Length:

86

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Sunbonnet Sue/ Little Ladies

How did owner acquire quilt?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

at tag sale in 1998 for $10

Time period:

Timespan

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, embellishments:

Embroidery

Sashing width:

4

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

4 vertical rows, 5 horizontal rows, 20 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:

Blue or Navy

Quilting:

Tied or tufted

Thread type used for the quilting:

pearl cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of borders:

1

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:

4

Backing, weave and pattern:

other

Inscription, type:

Signature

Inscription, content:

Little Ladies a 30s classic Irene Marsh

Inscription, front/back:

on back

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Stains

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Sunbonnet Girl variation

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

1940-1998

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)