QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-3990

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:

628

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

80

Length:

82

Quilt top made by:

Drake, Polly Fyler

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

1800-1849

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Block size:

8.5

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Predominant colors:

Brown

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Grid/crosshatch

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

seamed

Condition:

Fair/worn

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Variable Star

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

1800-1825

Where did the maker get their materials?

Old clothes

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

made from 3 wedding dresses from 1760-1780-1804

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)