QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-4684

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:

1707

Alternate inventory control number:

SHM# 90.2832

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:

56

Length:

66

Time period:

1800-1849

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Block shape:

Triangles

Fabric fibers:

Wool

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Brown

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, decorative:

Fans

Describe the quilting designs used:

X /semi-circle

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Wool

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

patterned fabric

Batting:

Wool

Batting thickness:

Thin

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Wool

Backing, predominant color:

Beige or Tan

Inscription, type:

Signature

Inscription, content:

W.R.Stebbins

Inscription, front/back:

on back

Inscription, technique:

Stamped

Describe the damage:

This quilt is not structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

8 Pointed Star

Details

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

1790-1825c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Belchertown Historical Association at Stone House Museum