QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-3820

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:

189

Alternate inventory control number:

Vermont 4679

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

72

Length:

90.5

How did owner acquire quilt?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

at Eldridge General Store in Harwichport, MA

Time period:

1850-1875

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

11 vertical rows, 13 horizontal rows

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

cotton-poly to replace brown fabric

Predominant colors:

Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Batting thickness:

Thin

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, structurally sound?

Brown diamonds replaced with poly-blend

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Sugar Loaf

Contests entered:

Blue ribbon at Eastern States Expo about 12 years ago/

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

1860s

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)