QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5029

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:

2240

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

64

Length:

79

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Telegraphics

How did owner acquire quilt?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

by owner's mother at Tallahassee, FL antique shop

Time period:

1930-1949

Note:

3 diagonals/ not 5

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

8 pieced rows/ 7 plain rows

Block shape:

Triangles

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Grid/crosshatch

Motif design, decorative:

Cables

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Width between quilting lines:

1/2" between cables

Binding and edging:

Back turned to front

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

No binding

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

6 pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

White

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Stains

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

484

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Garden Path

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

1930c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)