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:

1777

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

68

Length:

76

How did owner acquire quilt?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

at a tag sale in 1996

Time period:

1930-1949

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Machine Piecing

Describe the quilt setting:

alternate strips

Block shape:

Triangles

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Pink

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Tied or tufted

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

new back with old one underneath; multi colored backing

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

pg 293

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Hour Glass

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

1940s

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)