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; Western Hampden Historical

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

2609

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

Western Hampden Historical Society at Dewey House

Quilt owner's city:

Westfield

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's county:

Hampden

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

65

Length:

69

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Boxed T-Quilt

Time period:

1876-1900

Describe the format:

quilt cover

Technique, piecing:

Machine Piecing

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:

10.5

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave; Centennial fabric 1876/ 1776 Ely & Walker fabric/ green; shirting; Turkey red; madder; pink/

Predominant colors:

Black

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Not quilted

Binding; pattern:

No binding

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Stains

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound. Quilt has been cut on all 4 sides.

Pattern name, no. and source:

1665

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Capital T

Details

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

1890c

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

some older fabric

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Western Hampden Historical Society at Dewey House