QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-4951
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:
2127
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
69
Length:
82
How did owner acquire quilt?
Purchase
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
bought on Ebay - listed as vintage
Time period:
1876-1900
Format:
Finished quilt
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
6 vertical rows, 5 horizontal rows, 30 blocks
Block shape:
Triangles
Block size:
9
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
no repeat fabrics, plain weave
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Motif design, overall:
Grid/crosshatch
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
7
Width between quilting lines:
1.25"
Binding and edging:
Separate binding applied
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
Batting:
Cotton
Backing, number of pieces:
4
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Backing, weave and pattern:
cream/cinnamon pink c1880
Condition:
Very good/almost new
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
1262a
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Windmill
Details
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1890c
Width of pieces on the back:
22" wide
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
Windmill. 1876-1900. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-4951. Accessed: 03/28/24