QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-3902

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:

517

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

68

Length:

82

Quiltmaker's state:

Kansas (KS)

Quiltmaker's city:

Topeka?

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Source of pattern:

Commercial/Published source: Kit

Time period:

1930-1949

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, applique:

Hand Applique

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

4 vertical rows, 5 horizontal rows, 20 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

16

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Predominant colors:

Green

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Clamshell

Motif design, decorative:

Cables

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, on 2 sides

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; pattern:

by hand & machine

Batting:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Pomegranate

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

1925-1950

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)