QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-4599
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:
1577
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
66
Length:
74
How did owner acquire quilt?
Inheritance
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
from estate in Rochester, NY
Time period:
1876-1900
Note:
less points
Format:
Finished quilt
Technique, piecing:
Hand Piecing
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Block shape:
Triangles
Block size:
8x6
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave
Predominant colors:
Pink
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Motif design, overall:
Echo
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
7
Width between quilting lines:
.75"
Binding and edging:
Separate binding applied
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
Binding; pattern:
patterned fabric
Batting:
Cotton
Backing, number of pieces:
two pieces
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Backing, weave and pattern:
muslin
Backing, predominant color:
Cream
Condition:
Excellent/like new
Condition, damage:
Fading
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
3165
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Star of Home
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1890c
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
Star of Home. 1876-1900. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-4599. Accessed: 03/28/24