QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5109

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:

2380

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

63.5

Length:

73.5

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Sampler

Quilt top made by:

Kelso, Lillian Fraser

Quiltmaker's state:

New York (NY)

Quiltmaker's city:

Binghamton

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1860c

Birthplace, country:

Canada

Occupation:

homemaker

# of Children:

1

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

from grandfather

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, embellishments:

Embroidery

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Has Geo. & Martha Washington head; flowers; animals; horseshoe etc.; herringbone between squares

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

10 vertical rows, 9 horizontal rows, 90 blocks

Block shape:

Sampler

Block size:

7

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Red

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

chevrons

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9-Aug

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:

Cream

Inscription, type:

Initials

Inscription, content:

LJK 1897

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1897

Inscription, technique:

Embroidery

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Condition, damage:

Fading

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Redwork

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

1897

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)