QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-703

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:

6933

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Width:

69.5

Length:

75.25

Quiltmaker's state:

Texas (TX)

How did owner acquire quilt?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

purchased at a quilt show in Columbia County, NY. Wedding chest (hope chest)

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Layout:

Block pattern

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Shape of edge:

Straight

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

2 vertical rows, 2 horizontal rows, 4 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

21; sunburst blocks in centers, 7.25"

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Motif design, background:

Parallel lines

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7-Jun

Width between quilting lines:

1.25"

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

2 sides, 2.5", zig zag quilting. Solid brown cotton, plain weave.

Binding and edging:

Back turned to front

Binding; pattern:

machine applied

Batting:

Cotton

Batting thickness:

Thick

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

Plain weave

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

No Inscription

Condition:

Fair/worn

Describe the damage:

back is heavily stained

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

1077

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Rocky Mountain Road

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)