QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

5863

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

71

Length:

83

Quilt top made by:

Durie, Minnie

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Maker is owner's great-aunt

Quiltmaker's state:

New Jersey (NJ)

Quiltmaker's county:

Bergin

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1870

Birthplace, city:

Westwood

Birthplace, state:

New Jersey (NJ)

Birthplace, country:

United States

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

Timespan

When was the quilt finished?

finished in 2006

Format:

Finished quilt

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

5 vertical rows, 4 horizontal rows, 20 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

15

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Antique colors:

Indigo Blue

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

pumpkin seed/horizontal & vertical lines

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, plain weave, 3"/ on 3 sides only

Binding and edging:

Back turned to front

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

nylon

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

one piece

Backing, weave and pattern:

nylon

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the damage:

This quilt is not structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

2628

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Ocean Wave

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

1900c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)