QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-7021

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:

5457

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

71

Length:

101

Quilt top made by:

Erskine, Carrie McLure

Quiltmaker's state:

Minnesota (MN)

Quiltmaker's city:

St Paul

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Birthplace, country:

United States

Occupation:

housewife

Date of death and location:

Maker died in St Paul, MN.

Quiltmaker's spouse:

Erskine, Frances

Spouse's occupation:

telegrapher

# of Children:

4

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Who did quilting/tying?

An Amish woman in NY state in 2003.

Time period:

Timespan

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Block shape:

Hexagons

Block size:

1.75

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Cream

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

done by NY Amish woman Emma Farmweld

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Width between quilting lines:

2"

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

reproduction fabric, patterned fabric, basted

Batting:

Polyester

Batting thickness:

Thin

Backing, number of pieces:

one piece

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

muslin

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Stains

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

160k

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Grandmother's Flower Garden

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

1940-2000

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)