QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-3562

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Royall House Association

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

5264

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

Royall House Association

Quilt owner's city:

Medford

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's county:

Middlesex

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

118

Length:

110.5

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Mosaics/Honeycomb

Time period:

1800-1849

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

English template Piecing

Technique, applique:

Hand Applique

Block shape:

Hexagons

Block size:

2

Fabric fibers:

Silk

Weaves/Surfaces:

Satin

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

rayon & cotton for repairs, plain weave

Predominant colors:

Cream

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Motif design, decorative:

Cables

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Width between quilting lines:

.75"

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Silk, plain weave, print, rose/black stripe, 6.75" wide

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Silk

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

pink, finished in running stitch

Batting:

Cotton

Batting thickness:

Thin

Backing, number of pieces:

6

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Brown

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Describe the damage:

silk damage

Describe the repairs:

repairs

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

160a

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Hexagon

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

1830c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Royall House Association