QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5104

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:

2377

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

48.25

Length:

57

Quilt top made by:

Newman, Minnie

Quiltmaker's state:

Missouri (MO)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1869

Birthplace, city:

St Joseph

Birthplace, state:

Missouri (MO)

Birthplace, country:

United States

Date of death and location:

1935

Time period:

1901-1929

Format:

Finished quilt

Sashing width:

lattice strips 2/5"

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

6 vertical rows, 7 horizontal rows, 42 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

6.25

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Predominant colors:

White

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Width between quilting lines:

3"

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton

Binding and edging:

Front turned to back

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

3/8"

Describe the quilt filling:

linen table cloth

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Condition, damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

binding frayed

Pattern name, no. and source:

1601a pg 204

Pattern name, variations and comments:

9 Patch

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

1920c

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)