QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

1323

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

72

Length:

78

How did owner acquire quilt?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

at auction in 1995

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Technique, piecing:

Machine Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Block shape:

Squares

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Antique colors:

Claret or Wine

Quilting:

Not quilted

Binding and edging:

Unfinished/raw edge

Backing, weave and pattern:

no backing

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Fading

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

865

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Little Red School House

Details

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

1890-1900

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)