QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

2928

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

70

Length:

77

How did owner acquire quilt?

Purchase

Time period:

Timespan

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

steamship tickets as templates

Block shape:

Diamonds

Block size:

1.75

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Weaves/Surfaces:

Glazed

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Cream

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

star

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Binding and edging:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Batting:

Blanket or flannel

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, weave and pattern:

muslin

Inscription, type:

Signature

Inscription, content:

Mary Canton

Describe where the inscription was found:

on front

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

142a

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Variegated Diamonds

Details

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

1855c/ 1950s

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)