QUILT INDEX RECORD
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:
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