QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5091

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:

2356

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

65.5

Length:

76.25

Quilt top made by:

Presley, Lottie Celestine

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

2/25/1891

Birthplace, city:

Ellisburg

Birthplace, state:

New York (NY)

Birthplace, country:

United States

Occupation:

church organist, corset model, gardener

Date of death and location:

1979 in Pittsfield, MA.

# of Children:

2

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Shears, Eva Geraldine

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Presley, George W.

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

family/ owner is grand-daughter of quiltmaker

Time period:

1930-1949

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

5 vertical rows, 6 horizontal rows

Block shape:

Squares

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

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, plain

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Batting:

Blanket or flannel

Describe the quilt filling:

sheet blanket

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

1153

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Jacob's Ladder

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

1925-1950

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)