QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-4670

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Belchertown Historical Association at Stone House Museum

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

1692

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

Belchertown Historical Association at Stone House Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Belchertown

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's county:

Hampshire

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

90

Length:

92

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Hawaiian type

Time period:

1850-1875

Note:

See Stone House Museum notes

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Foundation Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

4 blocks

Block shape:

Same block throughout

Block size:

33.5 x 34.5

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Cream

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Width between quilting lines:

.25/.75/1.25"

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Appliqued

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Describe the quilt filling:

cotton or wool

Batting thickness:

Thin

Backing, number of pieces:

4

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Inscription, content:

Ellen [1900-1910]; not contemporary to quilt

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1900-1910

Describe where the inscription was found:

on front

Inscription, technique:

Embroidery

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Fading

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Breadfruit

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

1850-1875

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Belchertown Historical Association at Stone House Museum