QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-6370

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:

4416

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

63

Length:

78

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Dresden Plate

Quilt top made by:

Benoit, Mae

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

quiltmaker is grandmother of owner

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

N Adams

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1882

Birthplace, city:

North Adams

Birthplace, state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Birthplace, country:

United States

Occupation:

seamstress, creative/ remade coats/ fur jackets/ hats/ crocheted a bedspread/ upholstered.

Date of death and location:

1971 in N Adams, MA.

Ethnic group:

French Canadian

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Gordon, Elizabeth Johndreau

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace and birthdate:

St. Lawrence,NY 1862

Quiltmaker's Mother's Ethnic/Racial Group:

French Canadian

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Gordon, Frank

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

1930-1949

Format:

Finished quilt

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

5 vertical rows, 4 horizontal rows, 20 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

16

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Cream

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

buttonhole stitch around the plates

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; pattern:

appears to be newer,

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

pink/green flower

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Fading

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

27.12

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Chrysanthemum

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

1930c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)