QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5056
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:
2275
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
95
Length:
95
Time period:
1850-1875
Format:
Finished quilt
Technique, piecing:
Hand Piecing
Technique, applique:
Hand Applique
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
3 vertical rows, 3 horizontal rows, 9 blocks
Block shape:
Squares
Block size:
26
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:
Echo
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
7
Width between quilting lines:
.5"
Number of borders:
1
Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:
Appliqued, cotton, 7 3/4" vine with peony flower
Binding and edging:
Separate binding applied
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
Batting:
Cotton
Backing, number of pieces:
4+
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Condition:
Excellent/like new
Condition, damage:
Stains
Describe the damage:
brown spots; pencil lines
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
3777
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Star upon Star
Details
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1850c
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
Star upon Star. 1850-1875. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5056. Accessed: 03/29/24