QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5082
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:
2316
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
80
Length:
94
Quilt top made by:
Gault, __________
Quiltmaker's state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Quiltmaker's city:
Bristol County
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
How did owner acquire quilt?
Gift
Time period:
1800-1849
Format:
Finished quilt
Technique, piecing:
Hand Piecing
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
11 vertical rows, 10 horizontal rows, 200 blocks
Block shape:
Squares
Block size:
5"
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave
Predominant colors:
Cream
Antique colors:
Indigo Blue
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Describe the quilting designs used:
chevron
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
9-Aug
Width between quilting lines:
.5"
Number of borders:
1
Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:
Cotton, print, floral, plain weave, 5.5"
Binding and edging:
Separate binding applied
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
Binding; pattern:
patterned fabric
Batting:
Cotton
Backing, number of pieces:
three pieces
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Backing, predominant color:
White
Condition:
Excellent/like new
Condition, damage:
Stains
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
1601a
Pattern name, variations and comments:
9 Patch
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
Gault, _________. 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=11-37-5082. Accessed: 03/29/24