QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-6484

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:

4563

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

79.5

Length:

86

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Roman Stripe variation

Quilt top made by:

Corriveau, Stella Paro

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

Agawam

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1902

Birthplace, city:

Agawam

Birthplace, state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Birthplace, country:

United States

Occupation:

homemaker; made 12+ bed quilts/ 12+ baby quilts/ also braided rugs, crocheted, knitted & tatted.

Date of death and location:

1993 in Agawam, MA.

Spouse's occupation:

vehicle maintenance/Trailways

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Paro, Josephine Bessette

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace and birthdate:

Chicopee,MA 1871c

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Paro, Israel

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace and birthdate:

W. Farnham, Canada 1863

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

Timespan

Format:

Finished quilt

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

30 vertical rows, 26 horizontal rows, 380 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

3

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6-May

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; pattern:

same print as back

Batting:

Cannot tell

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Inscription, type:

Message

Inscription, content:

see full record

Inscription, front/back:

on back

Describe where the inscription was found:

on front

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Rail Fence

Details

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

1945c/1970c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)