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
Quiltmaker's spouse:
Kernochan, Herbert
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)
Cite this Quilt
Kernochan, Cora Youn. Poinsettia/ Grandmother Clark. 1930-1949. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-1409. Accessed: 11/06/24