QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-4341
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts
Who documented this quilt?
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; New England Quilt Museum Collection
MASS-Quilts ID Number:
1149
Alternate inventory control number:
NEQM# 2006.13
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt owner:
New England Quilt Museum
Quilt owner's city:
Lowell
Quilt owner's state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Quilt owner's county:
Middlesex
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
72
Length:
92
Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):
Maltese Cross
Quiltmaker's state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
How did owner acquire quilt?
Purchase
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
on Cape Cod
Time period:
1800-1849
Format:
Finished quilt
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Block shape:
Squares
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave
Predominant colors:
Brown
Antique colors:
Indigo Blue
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Motif design, overall:
Outline
Motif design, decorative:
Cables
Describe the quilting designs used:
stars
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
6
Number of borders:
1
Binding and edging:
Separate binding applied
Binding; pattern:
Trenton Tape, patterned fabric
Batting:
Wool
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Backing, weave and pattern:
gold-home dyed
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Describe the damage:
some browns shattering
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
2704
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Kaleidoscope
Details
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1830c
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
New England Quilt Museum
Cite this Quilt
Maltese Cross. 1800-1849. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; New England Quilt Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-4341. Accessed: 04/18/24