QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-32

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:

6010

Alternate inventory control number:

NEQM# 2008.18

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:

74

Length:

90.5

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Hawaiian Quilt Pattern HP6 ULU LEAF

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

donated by Gail Binney

Time period:

1850-1875

Note:

cutout patterns are not all in the same direction

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

18 full/10 half/4 quarter blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

13.75

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

White

Antique colors:

Indigo Blue

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Motif design, decorative:

Floral

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

12-Nov

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Pieced, cotton, 7"/see Inscription

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Twill weave

Binding; pattern:

twill tape

Batting:

Cotton

Batting thickness:

Thin

Backing, number of pieces:

11

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Inscription, type:

Signature

Inscription, content:

ELIZA S FINCH NASSAU RENS ANDREW FINCH NEW YORK 1853

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1853

Describe where the inscription was found:

on front

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

23.12

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Oak Leaf variation

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

1853

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

New England Quilt Museum