QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-6206

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:

4125

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

49

Length:

66

Quilt top made by:

Faught, Eva

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1896

Birthplace, city:

Milwaukee

Birthplace, state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Birthplace, country:

United States

Occupation:

bookkeeper

Date of death and location:

1976 in DesMoines, IA.

Quiltmaker's spouse:

Fraught, Emmet

Spouse's occupation:

pharmacist

# of Children:

3

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Marsh, Nellie

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Marsh, Pier

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace and birthdate:

WI

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt finished?

back added in 1960s

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Block shape:

Hexagons

Block size:

6.25 x 5.75

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilting:

Machine quilting

Motif design, overall:

Stipple

Number of borders:

2

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, plain weave, hexagons

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Mosaic & Hexagons Center Medallion

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

1950s

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)