QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5050
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:
2263
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
70
Length:
83.5
How did owner acquire quilt?
Purchase
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
in N.Carolina at a quilt auction
Time period:
Timespan
Format:
Finished quilt
Technique, applique:
Hand Applique
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Sashing width:
triple sashing
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
3 vertical rows, 4 horizontal rows, 12 blocks
Block shape:
Squares
Block size:
18 x 16.5
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Solid/plain
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
backing/plain weave
Predominant colors:
Brown
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Motif design, overall:
Echo
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
7-Jun
Width between quilting lines:
1/4" parallel lines
Number of borders:
3
Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:
Cotton, plain weave
Binding and edging:
Separate binding applied
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
Batting:
Cotton
Backing, number of pieces:
4 pieces
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Backing, predominant color:
Cream
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Condition, damage:
Fading
Describe the damage:
reds are shattering
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
8.14
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Crossed Tulips
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1825-1950
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
Crossed Tulips. Timespan. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5050. Accessed: 03/29/24