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:

1818

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

83

Length:

84

How did owner acquire quilt?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

at a yard sale

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

7 vertical rows, 6 horizontal rows, 42 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

9.5

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

1830 copperplate to 1876 Centennial print/plain weave

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Quilting:

Not quilted

Binding and edging:

Unfinished/raw edge

Backing, weave and pattern:

no backing

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

This quilt is not structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

1602

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Thrifty

Details

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

1876

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)