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11-37-5128

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:

2422

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

68

Length:

77.5

Quilt top made by:

Perron, Ann Boyd ?

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

Pittsfield area

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Occupation:

Wyandotte Mills

# of Children:

4

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

from mother-in-law

Time period:

1930-1949

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

2.25-2.5

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

In-the-ditch

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; pattern:

2 sides have squares

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Fading

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

research

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

1940c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)

Cite this Quilt

Perron, Ann Boyd . research. 1930-1949. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5128. Accessed: 03/29/24