QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

1703

Alternate inventory control number:

SHM# 90.2748

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:

86

Length:

90

Time period:

1800-1849

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Shape of edge:

T-cutout

Describe the edge:

Four Poster, 18 drop

Block shape:

Triangles

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Brown

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

yes

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7-Jun

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Batting:

Cotton

Batting thickness:

Thin

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

8 Pointed Star

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

1825-1850

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Belchertown Historical Association at Stone House Museum