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