QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5150

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:

2461

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

76

Length:

78

How did owner acquire quilt?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Blacksmith Mall, Ogunquit, ME Nov. 1997

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:

12 vertical rows, 12 horizontal rows, 144 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

5.5

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Red

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Grid diamond

Describe the quilting designs used:

diagonal

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Width between quilting lines:

1/2"

Number of borders:

2

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, red plain weave, 2 1/4"; white 2"

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Batting:

Cotton

Describe the quilt filling:

with debis

Backing, number of pieces:

4 pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

muslin

Condition, damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

staining mostly on back; a few stains on front

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

1038b

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Drunkard's Path

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Describe the corners:

corners rounded

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

1875-1900

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)