QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-4629

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:

1246

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

80

Length:

84.5

Quilt top made by:

Phillips, M.?

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

1950-1975

Format:

Finished quilt

Layout:

One patch or allover

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Block shape:

Triangles

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Weaves/Surfaces:

Glazed

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

seersucker, lawn, plain weave, twill weave

Antique colors:

Indigo Blue

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilting:

Tied or tufted

Describe the quilting designs used:

tied at top of each triangle with embroidery thread

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

on sides only

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

knife edge on sides, patterned fabric

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

added later

Backing, predominant color:

Red

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Charm Quilt

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

1950

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

upholstery

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)