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11-37-1513

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:

5741

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

85

Length:

85

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

found in attic in W Bridgewater MA in 1950s

Time period:

1930-1949

Format:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

45 vertical rows, 45 horizontal rows, 2025 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

2

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:

Very good/almost new

Describe the damage:

This quilt is not structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

2288

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Steps to the Altar

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

1930c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)

Cite this Quilt

Steps to the Altar. 1930-1949. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-1513. Accessed: 03/29/24