QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5077
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:
2312
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
60
Length:
79
Quilt top made by:
Lemieux, Rose
Quiltmaker's state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Quiltmaker's city:
New Bedford
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Birthplace, city:
New Bedford
Birthplace, state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Birthplace, country:
United States
Occupation:
mill worker
Date of death and location:
1960 in New Bedford, MA.
Ethnic group:
French Canadian
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Tremblay, Alice
Quiltmaker's Mother's Ethnic/Racial Group:
French Canadian
Quiltmaker's father's name:
__________, Raphael
Time period:
1901-1929
Format:
Finished quilt
Technique, piecing:
Machine Piecing
Technique, embellishments:
Embroidery
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
88 blocks
Block shape:
Squares
Block size:
6 x 6.5
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Solid/plain
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave
Predominant colors:
White
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Motif design, overall:
Grid/crosshatch
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
6-May
Width between quilting lines:
.5" on borders/ 1" on inside
Color of thread used in the quilting:
red quilting thread in alternate blocks
Number of borders:
1
Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:
Cotton, plain weave, 4"
Binding and edging:
Back turned to front
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
Batting:
Cotton
Backing, number of pieces:
two pieces
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Backing, predominant color:
White
Condition:
Very good/almost new
Condition, damage:
Stains
Describe the damage:
small stain
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Redwork
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1900-1925
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
Lemieux, Ros. Redwork. 1901-1929. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5077. Accessed: 04/26/24