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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:

Print

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