QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5139
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:
2443
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
?
Length:
?
Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):
Christian Cross/ signature
How did owner acquire quilt?
Purchase
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
purchased at Brimfield, MA/ Sept. 1999
Time period:
1876-1900
Format:
Finished quilt
Technique, piecing:
Hand Piecing
Technique, embellishments:
Embroidery
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by sashing with cornerstones or connecting blocks
Sashing width:
cornerstones 2.25" sq.
Block shape:
Squares
Block size:
7.5
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave
Predominant colors:
Brown
Antique colors:
Indigo Blue
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Motif design, overall:
Outline
Describe the quilting designs used:
sashing -- double crosshatch
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
5
Width between quilting lines:
1/3 to 1"
Binding and edging:
Separate binding applied
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?
1/4"
Binding; pattern:
off-white print
Batting:
Cotton
Describe the quilt filling:
on the thin side; with debris
Batting thickness:
Medium
Backing, number of pieces:
three pieces
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Backing, predominant color:
Cream
Inscription, type:
Signature
Describe where the inscription was found:
1 name in each block
Inscription, technique:
Embroidery
Condition:
Very good/almost new
Condition, damage:
Stains
Describe the damage:
between sound and unsound; very good for age; fracturing of browns; stained on back
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
3266
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Chimney Sweep
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1885c
Who estimated the quilt's date?
1865 fabric
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
less than a half inch
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
Christian Cross/ signature. 1876-1900. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5139. Accessed: 04/24/24