QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5997

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:

3843

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

60

Length:

76

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Jacob's Ladder variation

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Winn/Murphy family [Helen M Winn?]

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

owner's relative

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

N Adams, Williamstown

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Occupation:

homemaker

Date of death and location:

1956 in Williamstown, MA.

Ethnic group:

Irish

Spouse's occupation:

owned garage

# of Children:

7

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

1930-1949

Format:

Finished quilt

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

7 vertical rows, 9 horizontal rows, 63 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

6

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Binding and edging:

Back turned to front

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; pattern:

patterned fabric

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Red

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Fading

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

1693a

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Rocky Road to California

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

1880-1940

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)