QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-1921

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Clara Barton Birthplace Museum

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

3480

Alternate inventory control number:

CBBM#1985.1625

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

Clara Barton Birthplace Museum

Quilt owner's city:

N Oxford

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's county:

Worcester

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

79

Length:

93.25

Time period:

Timespan

Format:

Summer spread (quilt top bound but not backed or quilted or tied)

Describe the format:

vertical strips sewn to foundation

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

31 vertical rows, 32 horizontal rows

Block shape:

Diamonds

Block size:

3 x 4.75

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilting:

Not quilted

Binding and edging:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Binding; pattern:

Diamond points on top & bottom

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

multi coloredon white backing

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Stains

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

144

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Building Blocks

Details

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

1890-1950

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Clara Barton Birthplace Museum