QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-4502

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:

1422

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

70

Length:

84

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Jefferson or Bonarc family member

Quiltmaker's state:

Vermont (VT)

Quiltmaker's city:

moved from Rochester,VT to Norwalk,OH around 1818-1820

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Block shape:

Triangles

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Binding and edging:

Back turned to front

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

patterned fabric

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

6

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

White

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Wild Goose Chase & Jacob's Ladder variation

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

1890

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)