QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-7077

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:

5526

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

72

Length:

79

Quilt top made by:

Couture, Yvonne M.

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Maker was owner's grandmother

Quiltmaker's state:

Maine (ME)

Quiltmaker's city:

Sanford

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1898

Birthplace, city:

Schirebrook

Birthplace, province:

Quebec

Birthplace, country:

Canada

Occupation:

homemaker

Date of death and location:

1979 in Holland, MA.

Ethnic group:

French Canadian

Quiltmaker's educational background:

went to convent school

Spouse's occupation:

laborer

# of Children:

3

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

Timespan

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Machine Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

8 vertical rows, 9 horizontal rows, 72 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

8.5x9

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

White

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

diagonal

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4

Width between quilting lines:

2"

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Batting:

Blanket or flannel

Describe the quilt filling:

flannel sheet

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Condition:

Fair/worn

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

1695b

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Jacob's Ladder

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

1900-1979

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)