QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-4380
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts
Who documented this quilt?
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; New England Quilt Museum Collection
MASS-Quilts ID Number:
1215
Alternate inventory control number:
NEQM# 2005.18
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt owner:
New England Quilt Museum
Quilt owner's city:
Lowell
Quilt owner's state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Quilt owner's county:
Middlesex
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
54
Length:
87
Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):
Pineapple design
Quilt top made by:
Stoller, Sarah Jane
Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:
owner's great aunt
Quiltmaker's state:
New York (NY)
Quiltmaker's city:
Jamestown
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:
1830
Birthplace, city:
Johnstown
Birthplace, country:
United States
Occupation:
homemaker
Date of death and location:
1911 in Johnstown, NY.
Ethnic group:
English
Quiltmaker's spouse:
not married
How did owner acquire quilt?
Gift
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
from Joan & Howard Rowles
Time period:
1800-1849
Format:
Finished quilt
Layout:
Wholecloth
Technique, piecing:
Hand Piecing
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave
Predominant colors:
Cream
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Motif design, overall:
Grid diamond
Motif design, decorative:
Cables
Binding and edging:
Separate binding applied
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
Batting:
Cotton
Backing, number of pieces:
18 / 2 fabrics
Backing, predominant color:
Blue or Navy
Inscription, type:
Signature
Inscription, content:
SJ Stoller by J.S.
Inscription, technique:
Ink
Condition:
Excellent/like new
Describe the damage:
Damaged
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Whole Cloth
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1820c
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
New England Quilt Museum
Cite this Quilt
Stoller, Sarah Jan. Pineapple design. 1800-1849. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; New England Quilt Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-4380. Accessed: 05/23/24