QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-4692

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:

1726

Alternate inventory control number:

SHM# 90.2546

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:

18.75

Length:

18.5

Time period:

1850-1875

Note:

See Stone House Museum notes

Format:

Finished quilt

Describe the format:

doll quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Block shape:

Triangles

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Cream

Motif design, overall:

Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

crosses in blocks

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Pieced

Binding and edging:

Front turned to back

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

patterned fabric

Batting:

Wool

Batting thickness:

Thin

Backing, number of pieces:

one piece

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Pink

Condition, damage:

Fading

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Basket

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

1870

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Belchertown Historical Association at Stone House Museum