QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5090
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:
2368
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
63
Length:
69
Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):
Robbing Peter to Pay Paul
Quilt top made by:
McCabe, Emily
Time period:
1876-1900
Format:
Finished quilt
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
10 vertical rows, 9 horizontal rows, 90 blocks
Block shape:
Squares
Block size:
7
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Novelty
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
shirtings/half mourning/plain weave
Motif design, overall:
Echo
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
6-May
Binding and edging:
Front turned to back
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; pattern:
Batting:
Cotton
Backing, number of pieces:
three pieces
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Condition, damage:
Dirty
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
1450
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Rob Peter to Pay Paul
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1890c
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
McCabe, Emil. Robbing Peter to Pay Paul. 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=11-37-5090. Accessed: 04/24/24