QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5125
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:
2404
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
67.5
Length:
93.25
Quilt top made by:
Slifer, Dora Ball
Quiltmaker's state:
Iowa (IA)
Quiltmaker's city:
Grundy Centre
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Birthplace, city:
Montague
Birthplace, state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Birthplace, country:
United States
Occupation:
teacher
Date of death and location:
1918 in Iowa.
Ethnic group:
English/Austrian
Quiltmaker's spouse:
Slifer, Oscar
How did owner acquire quilt?
Inheritance
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
from grandmother
Time period:
1950-1975
Format:
Finished quilt
Block shape:
Squares
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Motif design, overall:
Grid/crosshatch
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
8-Jul
Width between quilting lines:
2"
Number of borders:
1
Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:
Cotton, print, plain weave, 2.5"
Binding and edging:
Edges turned in/ no separate binding
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
Binding; pattern:
patterned fabric
Batting:
Cotton
Backing, number of pieces:
two pieces
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Backing, predominant color:
Green
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Condition, damage:
Dirty
Describe the damage:
Damaged
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Trip Around the World
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1950c
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
Slifer, Dora Bal. Trip Around the World. 1950-1975. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5125. Accessed: 04/26/24