QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-4466
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:
1361
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
58
Length:
76
Quilt top made by:
Richard, Anastasie
Quiltmaker's province:
New Brunswick
Quiltmaker's country:
Canada
Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:
1848
Birthplace, province:
New Brunswick
Birthplace, country:
Canada
Date of death and location:
1928 in New Brunswick, Canada.
How did owner acquire quilt?
Inheritance
Time period:
1850-1875
Format:
Finished quilt
Technique, piecing:
Hand Piecing
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
Block shape:
Same block throughout
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave
Predominant colors:
Cream
Antique colors:
Double Pink
Describe the quilting designs used:
chevron in each block
Binding and edging:
Separate binding applied
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
Batting:
Cotton
Backing, number of pieces:
6
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Condition, damage:
Stains
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
1527b & pg 253
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Melon Patch
Details
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1850-1875
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
Richard, Anastasi. Melon Patch. 1850-1875. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-4466. Accessed: 03/29/24