QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5086

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:

2364

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

84

Length:

86

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

purchased/ auction in Maine/ $10

Time period:

1930-1949

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Machine Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

8 vertical rows, 9 horizontal rows

Block size:

8.5

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Tied or tufted

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, green and lavender print on white, probably added 1950s/ top and sides only

Binding and edging:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Batting:

Blanket or flannel

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces, 2 big and borders

Backing, predominant color:

Gray

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

1101

Pattern name, variations and comments:

4 Patch

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

1940c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)