QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-4829
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:
1948
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
37.75
Length:
153
Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):
Signature
Name of the group that made the quilt:
group
How did owner acquire quilt?
Inheritance
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
from mother who received it in 1937
Time period:
1930-1949
Format:
Finished quilt
Technique, piecing:
Hand Piecing
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
4 vertical rows, 4 horizontal rows, 25 full size/12 half-size/4 quarter size blocks
Block shape:
Squares
Block size:
11.25" x 11.25"
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave
Predominant colors:
Cream
Quilting:
Tied or tufted
Binding and edging:
Edges turned in/ no separate binding
Backing, number of pieces:
one piece
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Backing, weave and pattern:
sheet; pink & white stripe
Inscription, type:
Signature
Inscription, content:
see full record
Inscription, technique:
Ink
Condition:
Very good/almost new
Describe the damage:
ink has fallen through. This quilt is not structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
2813
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Washington Sidewalk
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1930c
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
group. Signature. 1930-1949. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-4829. Accessed: 03/29/24