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11-37-5079

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:

2321

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

106

Length:

109

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Sawtooth

How did owner acquire quilt?

Purchase

Time period:

1800-1849

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

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:

Clamshell

Motif design, decorative:

Feathering

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8-Jul

Width between quilting lines:

.5"

Number of borders:

3

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, print, plain weave, inner: sawtooth; middle: plain 9" quilted; outer: 16 half squares

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

9 pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

White

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

fabric deterioration because of dye

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Medallion

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

1840c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)

Cite this Quilt

Sawtooth. 1800-1849. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5079. Accessed: 03/28/24