QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

1427

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

82

Length:

83

Name of the group that made the quilt:

family member

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

Fitchberg

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

1901-1929

Note:

.75" blue felt squares underneath

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Block shape:

Triangles

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Weaves/Surfaces:

Glazed

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

centennial fabric/plain weave

Predominant colors:

Black

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Tied or tufted

Thread type used for the quilting:

with colored yarn

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Batting:

Polyester

Backing, number of pieces:

4

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Blue or Navy

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Fading

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Kaleidoscope

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

1900s

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)