QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-4683

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:

1705

Alternate inventory control number:

SHM# 90.2746

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:

80

Length:

97

Quilt top made by:

Moore, Juliette Stebbins

Time period:

1850-1875

Note:

See Stone House Museum notes

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Shape of edge:

T-cutout

Describe the edge:

Four Poster, 16 drop

Block shape:

Triangles

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Beige or Tan

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Echo

Motif design, decorative:

Feathering

Describe the quilting designs used:

circles

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6-May

Number of borders:

1

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Batting:

Wool

Batting thickness:

Thin

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

White

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Condition, damage:

Stains

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Flying Geese

Details

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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