QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-4911

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:

2070

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

65.5

Length:

78.5

Quilt top made by:

Keyes, Harriette Walker

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

Monterey

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Birthplace, city:

New Marlbough

Birthplace, state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Birthplace, country:

United States

Occupation:

housewife

Date of death and location:

1920s

Quiltmaker's spouse:

Keyes, George

Spouse's occupation:

farmer

# of Children:

2

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

in 1994 from wife' estate

Time period:

1876-1900

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:

5 vertical rows, 6 horizontal rows

Block shape:

Triangles

Block size:

10 x 10.5

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Beige or Tan

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Tied or tufted

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

some shattering / seam separation

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

1646a

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Churn Dash

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

1890c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)