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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

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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