QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5106
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts
Who documented this quilt?
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; National Heritage Museum
MASS-Quilts ID Number:
1928
Alternate inventory control number:
NHM# 76.36.1
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt owner:
National Heritage Museum
Quilt owner's city:
Lexington
Quilt owner's state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Quilt owner's county:
Middlesex
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
81
Length:
96
Name of the group that made the quilt:
group
Quiltmaker's state:
Maine (ME)
Quiltmaker's city:
Falmouth & Cumberland
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
How did owner acquire quilt?
Purchase
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
in 1976
Time period:
1850-1875
Format:
Finished quilt
Technique, applique:
Hand Applique
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
6 vertical rows, 7 horizontal rows, 42 blocks
Block shape:
Squares
Block size:
11.5
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Weaves/Surfaces:
Glazed
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave
Predominant colors:
Red
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Motif design, overall:
Outline
Describe the quilting designs used:
motif different in each block
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
6
Width between quilting lines:
3/8 - .75"
Number of borders:
3
Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:
Cotton, plain weave
Binding and edging:
Separate binding applied
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
Batting:
Cotton
Batting thickness:
Thin
Backing, number of pieces:
two pieces
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Backing, weave and pattern:
muslin
Inscription, type:
Signature
Inscription, content:
many names
Inscription, technique:
Ink
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Condition, damage:
Stains
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Masonic Album Quilt
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1866c
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
National Heritage Museum
Cite this Quilt
group. Masonic Album Quilt. 1850-1875. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; National Heritage Museum. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5106. Accessed: 03/29/24