QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-3989

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:

627

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

62

Length:

62

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Barn Raising

Quilt top made by:

Hubbard, Etta

Date of death and location:

1920 ?

Ethnic group:

Yankee

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

8 vertical rows, 8 horizontal rows, 64 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

8

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Predominant colors:

Black

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

Double X

Binding and edging:

Back turned to front

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

seamed

Condition:

Fair/worn

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Log Cabin

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

1900c

Where did the maker get their materials?

Old clothes

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

wedding tie fabric used

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)