QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5135

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:

2439

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

65

Length:

81

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

fund raising signature quilt

Name of the group that made the quilt:

First Baptist Church women

Time period:

1930-1949

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Machine Piecing

Technique, embellishments:

Embroidery

Sashing width:

4.25" red sashing

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

5 vertical rows, 4 horizontal rows, 20 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

11

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Cream

Quilting:

Tied or tufted

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, plain weave, 4.25" red/ mitered corners

Binding and edging:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Batting:

Blanket or flannel

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Inscription, type:

Signature

Describe where the inscription was found:

each signature spoke cost a dime

Inscription, technique:

Embroidery

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Condition, damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

slight fading

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Wagon Wheel Redwork Embroidery

Details

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

1938c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)