QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-4748

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:

1326

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

62

Length:

87

Quiltmaker's state:

Rhode Island (RI)

Quiltmaker's city:

Providence

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

1800-1849

Format:

Finished quilt

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Shape of edge:

T-cutout

Describe the edge:

Four Poster, 23 drop

Block shape:

Diamonds

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Weaves/Surfaces:

Glazed

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

concentric circles 7 per inch

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, 4-Patch on point, skirt sewn on

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Backing, number of pieces:

7

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

home spun

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

This quilt is not structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Puss in a Corner & 4 Patch

Details

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

1830c

Width of pieces on the back:

25 in. length

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)