QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5057

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:

2277

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

58

Length:

65.25

Quilt top made by:

Meakin, Elizabeth

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

Amherst

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1917

Birthplace, city:

Amherst

Birthplace, state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Birthplace, country:

United States

Occupation:

Financial Aid Office/Amherst College

Spouse's occupation:

self-employed

# of Children:

4

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Magrath, Gertrude

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace and birthdate:

Brownfield, ME 1885

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Magrath, Harold

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace and birthdate:

Amherst,MA 1888

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

1901-1929

Note:

similar to/ no diamonds/ flowers share outer ring

Format:

Finished quilt

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

7" flowers appliqued to plain top

Block shape:

Hexagons

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilting:

Tied or tufted

Binding and edging:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Batting:

Blanket or flannel

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

originally white

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Fading

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

428.2

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Grandmother's Flower Garden

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

1929

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)