QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5122

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:

2403

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

88.5

Length:

89

Quilt top made by:

Richardson, Elizabeth

Quiltmaker's country:

Canada

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

1850-1875

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

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:

16 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

15.5

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave/twill weave

Predominant colors:

Red

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Width between quilting lines:

1.25"

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

White

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

some staining

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

2251

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Feathered Star

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

1875c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)