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QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-4187

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:

896

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

66

Length:

76.5

Quilt top made by:

Cafer, Elizabeth

Quiltmaker's state:

Illinois (IL)

Quiltmaker's city:

Libertyville

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

24 whole/20 half block

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

8.5

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

diagonal & vertical lines

Binding and edging:

Back turned to front

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

shirting

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Pattern name, no. and source:

2813a

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Washington Sidewalk

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

1900c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)

Cite this Quilt

Cafer, Elizabet. Washington Sidewalk. 1876-1900. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-4187. Accessed: 03/29/24