QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-158

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:

6211

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

67.5

Length:

102

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

tulips/buds/Tiger lily

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Describe the source of the pattern:

kit style but not a kit

Time period:

1930-1949

Format:

Finished quilt

Layout:

Wholecloth

Technique, applique:

Hand Applique

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Single parallel lines

Motif design, decorative:

Cables

Describe the quilting designs used:

style reflects Victorian era/butterflies/compass

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8-Jul

Width between quilting lines:

.25-1.25"

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

faux border created with bias strips/4 strips .25" each .5" apart

Binding and edging:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

one piece

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

11.95 & 28.53

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Original Applique

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

1940c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)