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:

Print

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