QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-1587

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Lexington Historical Society Collection

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

6601

Alternate inventory control number:

LHS 3655

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

Lexington Historical Society

Quilt owner's city:

Lexington

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

81

Length:

80

Quilt top made by:

Angier-Johnson, Sarah Lovina

Date of death and location:

1891

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Details about why the quilt was made:

Memorial to fallen heroes of the Iraq Afghanistan war; Home of the Brave series

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Dr. and Mrs. Henry Johnson, Pasadena CA, son of Sarah Angier-Johnson

Time period:

Timespan

When was the quilt started?

Made prior to maker's marriage January 31, 1854

Format:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Layout:

Block pattern

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

assembled by machine

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Shape of edge:

Straight

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

7 vertical rows, 7 horizontal rows, 49 blocks

Block size:

9

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Antique colors:

Turkey Red

Quilting:

Not quilted

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Plain weave, solid cotton fabric.

Binding; pattern:

No binding

Batting:

No filling

Inscription, type:

Multiple Names

Inscription, content:

Individually signed, different handwriting

Describe where the inscription was found:

on front

Inscription, technique:

Ink

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

2880

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Old Italian Signature Quilt

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Lexington Historical Society