QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-4478

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:

1367

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

82

Length:

85

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Hole in the Barn Door/ Friendship

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

6 vertical rows, 6 horizontal rows, 36 blocks

Block shape:

Triangles

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

shirtings/plain weave

Predominant colors:

Brown

Quilting:

Tied or tufted

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

2 sided/one side turned under later

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

on 1 side only

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

4

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Brown

Inscription, type:

Signature

Inscription, content:

See notes

Inscription, technique:

Ink

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Fading

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Churn Dash

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

1886

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)