QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5146
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:
2457
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
?
Length:
?
Quilt top made by:
Smith, Winifred Lynch
Quiltmaker's state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Quiltmaker's city:
Braintree
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:
1899
Birthplace, city:
Cambridge
Birthplace, state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Birthplace, country:
United States
Occupation:
homemaker
Date of death and location:
1980 in Waltham, MA.
Ethnic group:
Irish
Spouse's occupation:
GE
# of Children:
4
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Lynch, Mary
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace and birthdate:
Cambridge,MA
Quiltmaker's Mother's Ethnic/Racial Group:
Irish
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Lynch, William
Quiltmaker's Father's Ethnic/Racial Group:
Irish
How did owner acquire quilt?
Inheritance
Time period:
1930-1949
Format:
Finished quilt
Technique, piecing:
Hand Piecing
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
55 vertical rows, 47 horizontal rows, 2585 blocks
Block size:
1.75"
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave
Predominant colors:
Blue or Navy
Overall color scheme:
Light or pastel colors
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Describe the quilting designs used:
quilted by husband and wife/ sat on opposite ends of frame & when they reached the middle they swapped needles, circle traced with saucer
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
3
Binding and edging:
Separate binding applied
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
Binding; pattern:
patterned fabric
Batting:
Cotton
Backing, number of pieces:
4 pieces
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Condition:
Excellent/like new
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:
1935c
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
Smith, Winifred Lync. Trip Around the World. 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=11-37-5146. Accessed: 03/29/24