QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-1983

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:

5393

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

81.5

Length:

81.5

How did owner acquire quilt?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

bought in W Newbury, MA in an antique store in 2001

Time period:

1901-1929

Format:

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

Technique, applique:

Hand Applique

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

5 vertical rows, 5 horizontal rows, 25 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

17

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Cream

Quilting:

Not quilted

Binding and edging:

Front turned to back

Binding; pattern:

machine finished

Backing, weave and pattern:

no backing

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

29.47/flower shape like 21.54

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Tiger Lily original

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

1910c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)