QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-4430

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Martha's Vineyard Historical Society

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

1261

Alternate inventory control number:

MVHS# 97.56.1

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

Martha's Vineyard Historical Society

Quilt owner's city:

Edgartown

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's county:

Dukes

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

80

Length:

96

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Originally quilt was purchased in Oakland, ME in 1930s for $.50.

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Shape of edge:

T-cutout

Describe the edge:

Four Poster, 10x8

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

4 vertical rows, 5 horizontal rows, 20 blocks

Block shape:

Triangles

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

/plain weave

Predominant colors:

Beige or Tan

Quilting:

Tied or tufted

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Pieced

Binding and edging:

Front turned to back

Batting:

Cotton

Batting thickness:

Thin

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

muslin

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Fading

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Ocean Waves

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

date needs research

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Martha's Vineyard Historical Society