QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-1357

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Historic New England

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

3735

Alternate inventory control number:

HNewEng# 1918.1645

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

Historic New England

Quilt owner's city:

Haverhill

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

26

Length:

47.25

Time period:

Timespan

Format:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Technique, piecing:

English template Piecing

Technique, applique:

Hand Applique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

English paper pieced appliqued by machine to background

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

13 blocks

Block shape:

Hexagons

Block size:

1.5"

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Not quilted

Binding and edging:

Unfinished/raw edge

Backing, weave and pattern:

no backing

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

160k

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Hexagon

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

1840-1890c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Historic New England