QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5149

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:

2432

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

68

Length:

76

Quilt top made by:

Lumsden, Jennie Oosterhuis

Quiltmaker's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quiltmaker's city:

Sheboygan Falls

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Occupation:

housewife

Ethnic group:

Dutch

Quiltmaker's spouse:

Lumsden, William A.

Spouse's occupation:

machinist

# of Children:

3

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Lumsden, Eliza Jane Kittell

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace and birthdate:

Stephenstown,NY

Quiltmaker's Mother's Ethnic/Racial Group:

English/French

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Lumsden, Alexander Johnston

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace and birthdate:

Athelstan, Quebec

Quiltmaker's Father's Ethnic/Racial Group:

Scotch

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

from previous owner, present owner's aunt

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

12.5 rows blocks

Block shape:

Hexagons

Block size:

6 x 6/75

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Mourning Prints

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

shirtings, chambray, plain weave, twill weave

Predominant colors:

Black

Antique colors:

Claret or Wine

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Grid diamond

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, plain weave

Binding and edging:

Back turned to front

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

patterned fabric

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

pink & rose

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

142b

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Tumbling Blocks

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

1900c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)