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11-37-5088

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:

2352

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

66.25

Length:

78

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

purchased/ antique auction in NW Alabama

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

3 vertical rows, 4 horizontal rows, 12 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

17.5/ 18.5

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Black

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Echo

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5-Apr

Width between quilting lines:

varies/lattice is 1-3"

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, plain weave, 2 sides only/ 1.25"

Binding and edging:

Back turned to front

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Condition:

Fair/worn

Condition, damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

some shattering; chunk missing on one end

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

3394

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Pinwheel

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

1875-1900

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)

Cite this Quilt

Pinwheel. 1876-1900. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5088. Accessed: 03/28/24