QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5225

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:

2578

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

72

Length:

88

Quilt top made by:

Wilson, Agnes

Quiltmaker's state:

Kansas (KS)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1898

Birthplace, state:

Kansas (KS)

Birthplace, country:

United States

Occupation:

Registered Nurse

Date of death and location:

1991 in Kansas.

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

1930-1949

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, applique:

Hand Applique

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Sashing width:

3" lattice strips

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

6 vertical rows, 5 horizontal rows, 30 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

9.5

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Green

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Motif design, decorative:

Cables

Describe the quilting designs used:

tulips and stems

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, sides 5"; top 7.25"; bottom 7"

Binding and edging:

Prairie Points

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

1"

Binding; pattern:

No binding

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

one piece

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

White

Inscription, type:

Signature

Inscription, content:

Agnes Wilson 1932-34

Inscription, front/back:

on back

Inscription, technique:

Embroidery

Pattern name, no. and source:

28.66

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Applique Tulips

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

1932-1934

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)