QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-4950

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; New England Quilt Museum Collection

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

2132

Alternate inventory control number:

NEQM# 1995.10

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

New England Quilt Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Lowell

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's county:

Middlesex

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

80.5

Length:

84

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

gift from Jean Barlow

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

64 stars/ 49 alternates/28 half bl / 4 quarter bl

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

7

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Gold

Antique colors:

Indigo Blue

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Grid/crosshatch

Motif design, decorative:

Floral

Describe the quilting designs used:

alternate blocks

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

by hand

Batting:

Cotton

Batting thickness:

Thin

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Inscription, type:

Signature

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Describe the repairs:

some repair/conservation on front and back

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

2138d

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Variable Star/ Signature and Scripture

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

1890c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

New England Quilt Museum