QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-3488

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Peabody Essex Museum

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

2785

Alternate inventory control number:

PEM# 128250

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

Peabody Essex Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Salem

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's county:

Essex

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

73

Length:

77.5

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, embellishments:

Embroidery

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Sashing width:

4" lattice strips

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

16 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

11

Fabric fibers:

Silk

Weaves/Surfaces:

Satin

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Quilting:

Not quilted

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Silk, plain weave, 1.5 - 2.25"

Binding and edging:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Batting:

No filling

Backing, number of pieces:

6

Backing, fiber:

Wool

Backing, weave and pattern:

white/light blue stripes

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Handkerchief Quilt

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

1880c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Peabody Essex Museum