QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5127

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:

2417

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

56.5

Length:

27

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Original design

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Time period:

1901-1929

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

14 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

central block/ 19; other blocks 10

Medallion size:

one central block

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Cream

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Grid diamond

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

framed in wood

Binding; pattern:

No binding

Batting:

Polyester

Backing, weave and pattern:

covered by frame

Inscription, type:

Signature

Inscription, content:

see photo

Inscription, technique:

Embroidery

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Signature

Details

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

1904

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)