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:

3057

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

78

Length:

79

Quilt top made by:

Peirce, Mary Alida Haskins

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

quiltmaker was step-grandmother of owner's husband

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

Prescott [lost town of Quabbin]

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1863

Date of death and location:

1928

Time period:

1876-1900

Technique, piecing:

Foundation Piecing

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

9 vertical rows, 9 horizontal rows, 81 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

8.5

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Predominant colors:

Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7-May

Binding and edging:

Front turned to back

Binding; pattern:

wear

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

seams pulled

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

2572

Pattern name, variations and comments:

White House Steps

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

1890s

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)