QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5151

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:

2462

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

76

Length:

76

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Barn Raising

How did owner acquire quilt?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

purchased at Blacksmith Mall, Ogunquit, ME, June 2001; found in barn in Berwick, ME

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

8 vertical rows, 8 horizontal rows, 64 blocks

Block size:

9.5"

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Mourning Prints

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

shirtings, plain weave

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Antique colors:

Claret or Wine

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Tied or tufted

Binding and edging:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Binding; pattern:

machine stitched

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Describe the damage:

This quilt is not structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

2573

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Log Cabin

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

1890c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)