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QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-402

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:

6533

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

79.25

Length:

95

How did owner acquire quilt?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

from antique dealer

Time period:

1850-1875

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Sashing width:

lattice 2"

Shape of edge:

T-cutout

Describe the edge:

12 x 11

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

88 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

6

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

ombre, plain weave

Predominant colors:

Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Single parallel lines

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Batting:

Cotton

Describe the quilt filling:

with seeds?

Backing, number of pieces:

4

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

1316a

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Fox & Geese

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

1870

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)

Cite this Quilt

Fox & Geese. 1850-1875. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-402. Accessed: 03/29/24