QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-6224
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:
4153
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
61
Length:
77.25
Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):
White House Steps
Quilt top made by:
Balise, Celina Rhodier
Quiltmaker's state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Quiltmaker's city:
Hadley & Hatfield
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:
1872
Birthplace, city:
Hadley
Birthplace, state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Birthplace, country:
United States
Occupation:
farm wife
Date of death and location:
1941 in Hatfield, MA.
Ethnic group:
French Canadian
Quiltmaker's spouse:
Balise, Paul Napoleon
Spouse's occupation:
farmer
# of Children:
8
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Annell, Celina
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Rhodier, Thomas
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:
8 vertical rows, 10 horizontal rows, 80 blocks
Block shape:
Squares
Block size:
7.5
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave/twill weave
Predominant colors:
White
Overall color scheme:
Light or pastel colors
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Motif design, overall:
Grid/crosshatch
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
5
Width between quilting lines:
2.5"
Binding and edging:
Separate binding applied
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
Batting:
Cotton
Backing, number of pieces:
two pieces
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Condition, damage:
Fading
Describe the damage:
Damaged
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
2572
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Log Cabin
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1930s
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
Balise, Celina Rhodie. White House Steps. 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=11-37-6224. Accessed: 05/08/24