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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:

Print

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