QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-4745

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; New England Quilt Museum Collection

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

1812

Alternate inventory control number:

NEQM# 2000.10

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

New England Quilt Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Lowell

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's county:

Middlesex

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

71

Length:

82

Quiltmaker's state:

Connecticut (CT)

Quiltmaker's city:

CT?

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Where the quilt was made, state:

Connecticut (CT)

Details about why the quilt was made:

made for Mary Jane Ingham Thrall in CT

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

donated by Amanda Jaffrey who inherited from mother

Time period:

1850-1875

Note:

madders

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

1360 blocks

Block shape:

Triangles

Block size:

2

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

date from 1830-1875/shirtings, plain weave

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Antique colors:

Prussian Blue or Lafayette Blue

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

moderate amount

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Width between quilting lines:

1.75"

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Batting:

Cotton

Describe the quilt filling:

flannel sheet

Batting thickness:

Thin

Backing, number of pieces:

one piece

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Condition, damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

3150

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Thousands of Triangles

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

1875c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

New England Quilt Museum