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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:

Print

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