QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-1146

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Royall House Association

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

4649

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

Royall House Association

Quilt owner's city:

Medford

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's county:

Middlesex

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

71

Length:

78

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

quilt has been in Royall House since early 1900/ owned by DAR

Time period:

1800-1849

Format:

Finished quilt

Layout:

Wholecloth

Weaves/Surfaces:

Glazed

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Grid diamond

Motif design, decorative:

Floral

Describe the quilting designs used:

animals

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Width between quilting lines:

1/4"/ 1/2"

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

top have 12.5" linen fabric border across width/ for a beard?/ overdyed to match quilt

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

patterned fabric

Batting:

Wool

Batting thickness:

Thin

Backing, number of pieces:

6

Backing, fiber:

Wool

Backing, weave and pattern:

mildew stains

Backing, predominant color:

Beige or Tan

Condition:

Fair/worn

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound. Seems to be an old petticoat taken apart and seamed to make quilt

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Whole Cloth

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

1840c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Royall House Association