QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-1489

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Keep Homestead Museum

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

5480

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

Keep Homestead Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Monson

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's county:

Hampden

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

86.5

Length:

94

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Keep family member

Time period:

Timespan

Format:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

12 vertical rows, 10 horizontal rows, 120 blocks

Block size:

9

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

shirtings/Garibaldi/plain weave/twill weave

Predominant colors:

Beige or Tan

Antique colors:

Claret or Wine

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Not quilted

Binding and edging:

Unfinished/raw edge

Backing, weave and pattern:

no backing

Inscription, type:

Initials

Inscription, content:

RP

Inscription, front/back:

on back

Inscription, technique:

Stamped

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

4 Patch

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

1894-1950

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Keep Homestead Museum