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

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

1733

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

78

Length:

78

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Delectable Mountains

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Time period:

1850-1875

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Machine Piecing

Block shape:

Triangles

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

White

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Clamshell

Motif design, decorative:

Feathering

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of borders:

1

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

star

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

muslin

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Condition, damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

This quilt is not structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Feathered Star surrounded by Delectable Mountains

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

1875c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)