QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5133

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:

2435

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

88

Length:

88

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Fisher family

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

Westwood/Dedham

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

on loan to Historical Society

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

7 vertical rows, 7 horizontal rows, 49 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

12

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

Describe the quilting designs used:

quilted finely

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Width between quilting lines:

1"

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

4 pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Describe the damage:

slightly faded; slightly soiled

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

1014

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Double Irish Chain

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

1880c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)