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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:

Print

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