QUILT INDEX RECORD
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:
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