QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5080
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:
2324
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
82
Length:
90
Quilt top made by:
Barlow, Mary ?
Quiltmaker's state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Quiltmaker's city:
Mattapoisett
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Spouse's occupation:
stone mason
# of Children:
9
How did owner acquire quilt?
Inheritance
Time period:
1800-1849
Format:
Finished quilt
Technique, piecing:
Hand Piecing
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
Sashing width:
2" wide lattice strips
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
84 blocks
Block shape:
Squares
Block size:
6"
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave
Predominant colors:
Blue or Navy
Antique colors:
Indigo Blue
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Motif design, overall:
Single parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
on diagonal on border/ in horizontal and vertical areas
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
7-Jun
Width between quilting lines:
3/4"
Number of borders:
1
Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:
Cotton, plain weave, 2" wide
Binding and edging:
Separate binding applied
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
Binding; pattern:
patterned fabric
Batting:
Cotton
Backing, number of pieces:
12 pieces
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Inscription, type:
Initials
Inscription, content:
M?B
Inscription, front/back:
on back
Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:
Cross Stitch
Condition:
Fair/worn
Condition, damage:
Fading
Describe the damage:
This quilt is not structurally sound.
Pattern name, variations and comments:
9 Patch
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1840
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
Barlow, Mary . 9 Patch. 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=11-37-5080. Accessed: 03/28/24