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QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5064

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:

2295

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

72

Length:

86

Quilt top made by:

Baylies, __________

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

Taunton

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1820c

Birthplace, city:

Taunton

Birthplace, state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Birthplace, country:

United States

Ethnic group:

English/Scotch

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

from mother-in-law

Time period:

1850-1875

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

5 vertical rows, 4 horizontal rows, 32 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

9.5

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Red

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, plain weave, 9" wide

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

5 pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

283

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Ocean Waves

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

Baylies, _________. Ocean Waves. 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=11-37-5064. Accessed: 03/29/24