QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-1409

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:

4291

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

69

Length:

93

Quilt top made by:

Kernochan, Cora Young

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Maker was owner's aunt

Quiltmaker's state:

Connecticut (CT)

Quiltmaker's city:

Ansonia

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1895

Date of death and location:

1980 in Derby, CT.

Ethnic group:

German

Spouse's occupation:

tool & die maker

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Young, Eleanora Lintzner

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace and birthdate:

Baden Baden,Germany

Quiltmaker's Mother's Ethnic/Racial Group:

German

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Young, Edward

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace and birthdate:

Kent,CT

Quiltmaker's Father's Ethnic/Racial Group:

Yankee

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

from maker

Time period:

1930-1949

Format:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Technique, applique:

Hand Applique

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

18 whole [12 appliqued]/10 half/4 quarter blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

16

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Cream

Quilting:

Not quilted

Binding and edging:

Unfinished/raw edge

Backing, weave and pattern:

no backing

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

26.63 pg 90

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Poinsettia/ Grandmother Clark

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

1935c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)