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:
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