QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-2533

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:

3838

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

52

Length:

73.5

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Barn Raising

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

found in Westerly,RI family home

Time period:

Timespan

Technique, piecing:

Machine Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

6 vertical rows, 8 horizontal rows, 48 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

10

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Predominant colors:

Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Not quilted

Binding and edging:

Ruffles

Binding; pattern:

No binding, dust ruffle added to 3 sides in 1980s

Batting:

Polyester

Backing, number of pieces:

one piece

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

added in 1980s

Backing, predominant color:

Beige or Tan

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Stains

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

pg 42

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Log Cabin

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

1875-1980

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)