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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