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11-37-5070

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:

2304

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

72

Length:

86

Quilt top made by:

LeBlanc, Roseanne

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

New Bedford

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Birthplace, country:

Canada

Occupation:

at home

Ethnic group:

French Canadian

Spouse's occupation:

farmer/ millworker

# of Children:

8

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Dansereau, Sophia

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace and birthdate:

Canada

Quiltmaker's Mother's Ethnic/Racial Group:

French Canadian

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Dansereau, Francois

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace and birthdate:

Canada

Quiltmaker's Father's Ethnic/Racial Group:

French Canadian

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

1930-1949

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Machine Piecing

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

7 vertical rows, 6 horizontal rows, 72 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

9

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Brown

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6-May

Width between quilting lines:

1"

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

patterned fabric

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Condition, damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

2 corners on back

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

725

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Flower Pot

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

1930c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)

Cite this Quilt

LeBlanc, Roseann. Flower Pot. 1930-1949. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5070. Accessed: 03/29/24