QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-4890

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:

2040

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

39

Length:

72

How did owner acquire quilt?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

antique store in Wickford, RI in 1992

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Machine Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

12 vertical rows, 7 horizontal rows, 84 blocks

Block shape:

Triangles

Block size:

5.75

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Quilting:

Tied or tufted

Binding and edging:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

5

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Describe the damage:

This quilt is not structurally sound.

Describe the repairs:

triangles mended but not matched; stitching amateurish

Pattern name, no. and source:

1692b

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Wild Geese

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

1890c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)