QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-1477

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; New England Quilt Museum Collection

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

5380

Alternate inventory control number:

NEQM# 1990.08T

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

New England Quilt Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Lowell

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's county:

Middlesex

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

77

Length:

78.5

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Steps to the Altar

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

donation from Ralph Johnson's aunt, Nina Johnson

Time period:

1930-1949

Format:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Technique, piecing:

Machine Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

30 vertical rows, 30 horizontal rows, 900 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

2.5

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Not quilted

Binding and edging:

Unfinished/raw edge

Backing, weave and pattern:

no backing

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

2288

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Many Trips Around the World

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

1940c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

New England Quilt Museum