QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-2789

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:

764

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

80"

Length:

90"

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Signature

Quilt top made by:

Tibbets, Lucile

Quiltmaker's state:

Maine (ME)

Quiltmaker's city:

Sanford

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

6 vertical rows, 7 horizontal rows, 42 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

11"

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Predominant colors:

Pink; White

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Grid/crosshatch; Outline

Number of borders:

1

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied; Straight grain

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

seamed, same as top

Inscription, type:

Place; Signature

Inscription, content:

names & towns/Belfast

Describe where the inscription was found:

on front

Condition:

Fair/worn

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Washington Sidewalk

Details

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Who estimated the quilt's date?

1875-1900

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)