QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5053

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:

2274

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

82.5

Length:

83

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Floral & Feathers & Hearts

How did owner acquire quilt?

Purchase

Source of pattern:

Original to maker

Time period:

1850-1875

Format:

Finished quilt

Layout:

Wholecloth

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

White

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Single parallel lines

Motif design, decorative:

Feathering

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Width between quilting lines:

1/8 to 1/4"

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Twill weave

Binding; pattern:

twill tape

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

White

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Describe the damage:

very slight soiling

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Whole Cloth White Work Bridal Quilt

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

1850c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)