QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-7071

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:

5512

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

87.5

Length:

89

Quilt top made by:

McKenna, Mae [Mary Jane]

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

Mattapan

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1878

Birthplace, province:

Prince Edward Island

Birthplace, country:

Canada

Occupation:

cook

Date of death and location:

1975 in Mattapan, MA.

Quiltmaker's spouse:

not married

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

Timespan

Note:

9 patch with rectangles frame, double blue

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

8 vertical rows, 8 horizontal rows, 113 /64 pieced blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

8

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Quilting:

Tied or tufted

Binding and edging:

Back turned to front

Batting:

Polyester

Backing, number of pieces:

one piece

Backing, weave and pattern:

cotton-poly sheet

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the damage:

This quilt is not structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

1745

Pattern name, variations and comments:

City Streets similar

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

1890-1980

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)