QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-4527

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:

1461

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

98

Length:

102

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Signature

Name of the group that made the quilt:

group

Quiltmaker's state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's city:

Culpepper

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Details about why the quilt was made:

made for Mary [Molly] Grayson when she married & moved from Culpepper to Chattanooga,TN

Time period:

1850-1875

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, applique:

Hand Applique

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

25 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Green

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Motif design, decorative:

Floral

Describe the quilting designs used:

4 quilters/grapes

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

12-Oct

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Pieced, cotton, plain weave, 2.5"

Binding and edging:

Back turned to front

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Inscription, type:

Signature

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Pomegranate

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

1860

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)