QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5140
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts
Who documented this quilt?
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Historic Deerfield-Memorial Hall Museum
MASS-Quilts ID Number:
1965
Alternate inventory control number:
HD# I F649
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt owner:
Historic Deerfield/Memorial Hall Museum
Quilt owner's city:
Deerfield
Quilt owner's state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Quilt owner's county:
Franklin
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
80.75
Length:
79.5
Time period:
Pre-1799
Format:
Finished quilt
Fabric fibers:
Wool
Weaves/Surfaces:
Glazed
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
tammy, plain weave
Predominant colors:
Green
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Motif design, overall:
Grid/crosshatch
Motif design, decorative:
Floral
Describe the quilting designs used:
includes stylized floral motifs/ reverse-curved vines on border
Number of borders:
1
Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:
Wool, glazed, plain weave, 11" wide
Binding and edging:
Edges turned in/ no separate binding
Batting:
Wool
Batting thickness:
Thin
Backing, number of pieces:
three pieces
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Backing, weave and pattern:
cotton warp; wool weft; yellow, pale
Condition:
Very good/almost new
Condition, damage:
Dirty
Describe the damage:
minor holes due to abrasion
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Whole Cloth
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1775-1800c
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Historic Deerfield/Memorial Hall Museum
Cite this Quilt
Whole Cloth. Pre-1799. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Historic Deerfield-Memorial Hall Museum. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5140. Accessed: 04/26/24