QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-4717

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:

1755

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

61

Length:

68

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Scrap Quilt

Quiltmaker's state:

Vermont (VT)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

1901-1929

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Machine Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

4 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

30 x 37

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

1825-1850 fabrics/shirtings/Garibaldi/plain weave

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Antique colors:

Indigo Blue

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Grid/crosshatch

Motif design, decorative:

Feathering

Describe the quilting designs used:

diagonal

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Binding and edging:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

pieced into secondary pattern; multi colored pastels backing

Inscription, type:

Initials

Inscription, content:

LWW 1907

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1907

Describe where the inscription was found:

on front

Inscription, technique:

Embroidery

Describe the damage:

Fabrics on lower right-hand side placed as if an American flag [back side]. This quilt is not structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Chevrons

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

1907

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)