QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5098

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:

2372

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

58

Length:

78.75

Quilt top made by:

Slifer, Dora Ball

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quiltmaker's city:

Grundy Centre

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Birthplace, city:

Taylor Hill, Montague

Birthplace, state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Birthplace, country:

United States

Occupation:

school teacher

Date of death and location:

1918 in Iowa.

Ethnic group:

German/Swiss

Quiltmaker's spouse:

Slifer, Oscar

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

family/ given to owner by grandmother

Time period:

1950-1975

Format:

Finished quilt

Describe the quilt setting:

scraps with ? Pathway

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

4 vertical rows, 3 horizontal rows, 12 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

19

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

poly?, plain weave

Motif design, overall:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Width between quilting lines:

1.5

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Batting:

Polyester

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Green

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Condition, damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

1020

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Forty-Niners

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

1950c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)