QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5094
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:
2367
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
70.5
Length:
80
Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):
Temperance
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
purchased/ from dealer
Time period:
1876-1900
Format:
Finished quilt
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
6 vertical rows, 7 horizontal rows
Block shape:
Squares
Block size:
9.5
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave
Predominant colors:
Red
Antique colors:
Indigo Blue
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Motif design, overall:
In-the-ditch
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
7-Jun
Width between quilting lines:
.25"
Binding and edging:
Front turned to back
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
Binding; pattern:
Backing, number of pieces:
three pieces
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Condition:
Very good/almost new
Condition, damage:
Dirty
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
2650
Pattern name, variations and comments:
T Blocks
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
Temperance. 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=11-37-5094. Accessed: 04/18/24