QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5148

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:

2459

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

?

Length:

?

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Aunt Etta's Diamond Quilt

Quilt top made by:

____, Aunt Mamie

Quiltmaker's state:

Missouri (MO)

Quiltmaker's city:

Silver Spring

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

no repeat of fabrics

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

21 vertical rows, 20 horizontal rows

Block shape:

Triangles

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Motif design, decorative:

Cables

Describe the quilting designs used:

X in hexagon; cables in border only

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of borders:

2

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, plain weave, 1.5" each

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

3/4"

Binding; pattern:

patterned fabric

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

one piece

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

muslin sheet

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

slightly stained

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

427.5

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Hexagon/ Triangles Charm Quilt

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

1880c

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)