QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

2393

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

47.5

Length:

58

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

1850-1875

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

50 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

6.5 x 7

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Beige or Tan

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

pumpkin seed design in plain blocks

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Width between quilting lines:

.5"

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

tape

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

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

1860c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)