QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-3991

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:

632

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

80

Length:

84

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Champion family

Quiltmaker's state:

Connecticut (CT)

Quiltmaker's city:

Old Lyme

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

8

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

some fabrics also in MAQ#631

Predominant colors:

White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Tied or tufted

Thread type used for the quilting:

yarn

Binding and edging:

Back turned to front

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

one piece

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Basket

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

1900c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)