QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5073

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:

2307

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

64

Length:

78

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

passed down through the family who lived in ME or possibly PA

Time period:

1800-1849

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

9

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Beige or Tan

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

each block separate

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Width between quilting lines:

1.25

Binding and edging:

Front turned to back

Binding; pattern:

front to back on 1 side; knife edge on 3 sides

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, fiber:

Linen

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

stained on back. This quilt is not structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

2138a

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Evening Star

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

1830c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)