QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5058

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:

2268

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

64.5

Length:

81

Quilt top made by:

Titus, Florence

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1874?

Birthplace, city:

Franklin

Birthplace, state:

Indiana (IN)

Birthplace, country:

United States

Date of death and location:

1970 ? in Minneapolis, IN.

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Whitesides, ____________

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace and birthdate:

IN

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Whitesides, ____________

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace and birthdate:

IN

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

1930-1949

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, applique:

Hand Applique

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

5 vertical rows, 4 horizontal rows, 20 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

16

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Motif design, overall:

Single parallel lines

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8-Jul

Width between quilting lines:

1"

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

single

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

some shattering

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

17.12

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Chrysanthemum

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

1935c

Width of pieces on the back:

36" wide

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)