QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-3988

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Granby Historical Association

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

624

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

Granby Historical Association

Quilt owner's city:

Granby

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's county:

Hampshire

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

84

Length:

85

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Signature

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

Granby

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Time period:

1850-1875

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

77 whole blocks/24 half blocks/4 quarter blocks in corners blocks

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

to pattern

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Batting:

Cotton

Batting thickness:

Thin

Backing, weave and pattern:

seamed

Inscription, type:

Signature

Inscription, content:

very faint

Condition:

Fair/worn

Condition, damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Flower Garden

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

1850

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Granby Historical Association