QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-4596

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:

1567

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

38

Length:

48

Time period:

1876-1900

Note:

[ref Clues in the Calico/Brackman]

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Machine Piecing

Technique, embellishments:

Embroidery

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Block shape:

Triangles

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Red

Quilting:

Machine quilting

Motif design, overall:

In-the-ditch

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, plain weave

Binding; pattern:

No binding

Batting:

Blanket or flannel

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

muslin

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Condition, damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

1322

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Birds in the Air

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

1880c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)