QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-1480

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:

5429

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Shape of edge:

T-cutout

Describe the edge:

Four Poster, 18 drop

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

7 vertical rows, 6 horizontal rows, 42 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

12-Nov

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Brown

Antique colors:

Claret or Wine

Overall color scheme:

Dark colors

Quilting:

Not quilted

Binding and edging:

Unfinished/raw edge

Backing, weave and pattern:

no backing

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Stains

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

1195a

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Big Dipper

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

1900c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)