QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-304

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:

6389

Alternate inventory control number:

NEQM# 1996.01 jk

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:

15.25

Length:

19.5

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

donated by Ben Buxton in 1996

Time period:

Timespan

Format:

Finished quilt

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

12 appliqued/6 alternates/8 half squares/4 corner blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

3

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Antique colors:

Double Pink

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Echo

Describe the quilting designs used:

circles

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8-Jul

Width between quilting lines:

.25"

Number of borders:

2

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, plain weave, .25" white/1" blue

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

patterned fabric

Batting:

Cotton

Batting thickness:

Thin

Backing, number of pieces:

one piece

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Blue or Navy

Condition:

Fair/worn

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Original floral design

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

1950-2000

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

New England Quilt Museum