QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-7023

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:

5459

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

66.75

Length:

81.5

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Carrie Erskine or Viola McLure

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Time period:

Timespan

Format:

Finished quilt

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

pattern quartered

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

9 vertical rows, 11 horizontal rows, 99 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

7.5

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

many fabrics from 1900s, plain weave

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Tied or tufted

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:

Excellent/like new

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

pg 199

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Starry Night

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

see MAQ# 5457 & 5458

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

1930-2005

Subject of the quilt:

patriotic

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)