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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:

Print

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