QUILT INDEX RECORD

56-165-709

Who documented this quilt?

New Hampshire Quilt Documentation Project, Phase II

New Hampshire Quilt Documentation Project Number:

119

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

New Hampshire Quilt Documentation Project, Phase II

When was the form filled out?

5/18/2003

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

NHSQA - Concord, New Hampshire

Who helped you fill out the form?

Pam Weeks Worthen

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Stephanie Drake

Quilt owner's city:

Laconia

Quilt owner's county:

Belknap

Quilt owner's state:

New Hampshire (NH)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Quilt top made by:

Paquette, Albertine Fortin

Quiltmaker's city:

Laconia

Quiltmaker's county:

Belknap

Quiltmaker's state:

New Hampshire (NH)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How wide is the quilt?

84"

How long is the quilt?

94"

Owner's name for quilt:

Grandmother's Fan

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Owner is daughter of Roger Paquette and granddaughter of maker

Details about why the quilt was made:

Was made for Roger Paquette, youngest son of Albertine Fortin Paquette; it is extra long because he was over 6 feet tall. She quilted on a frame with her sisters as a way of socializing.

When was the quilt started?

c1930

Further information concerning dates:

The date for this quilt was inferred.

Time period:

1930-1949

Quilted by:

Paquette, Albertine Fortin

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

There are photos of the quiltmaker and there are quiltmaker's patterns. The owner owns other vintage quilts.

This is a:

Summer spread

Describe the item:

Two layers quilted

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Applique

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of quilt blocks:

8 vertical rows; 9 horizontal rows

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares; Same block throughout

What size are the blocks?

10.5" x 10.5"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Plain weave. Made from flour sacks, bleached and dyed by Albertine Fortin Paquette. They presumably came from the grocery store of Lucien Napoleon Paquette her husband, that he owned next to their house on Merrimac St., Laconia.

What color is the quilt?

Red; White; Green

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

Quilted to pattern. The quantity of quilting is sparse coverage.

Shape of edge:

Straight

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

9

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Evidence of textile printing, plain weave.

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Dirty; Stains

Describe the damage:

The quilt is damaged.

Brackman # or other source & #:

Brackman; pg. 399, 3305

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Grandmother's Fan

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Who photographed this quilt?

Robert L. Guaraldi

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

The workmanship on the quilt is good.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

All Rights Reserved - Robert L. Guaraldi