QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-4907

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Bidwell House Museum

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

2056

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

Bidwell House Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Monterey

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's county:

Berkshire

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

92

Length:

103

Time period:

Timespan

Note:

museum record attached to full record, olive green

Format:

Finished quilt

Layout:

Wholecloth

Shape of edge:

T-cutout

Describe the edge:

Four Poster, 20.5 x 27.5

Fabric fibers:

Wool

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Green

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Clamshell

Motif design, decorative:

Feathering

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Binding and edging:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Batting:

Wool

Batting thickness:

Thin

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Wool

Backing, weave and pattern:

undyed

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Describe the repairs:

repaired/ this quilt has numerous holes that have been beautifully darned with matching yarn, both back and front

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Whole Cloth

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

1790-1875c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Bidwell House Museum