QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5153
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts
Who documented this quilt?
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Boston Museum of Fine Arts
MASS-Quilts ID Number:
2471
Alternate inventory control number:
MFA# 45.598
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt owner:
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Quilt owner's city:
Boston
Quilt owner's state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Quilt owner's county:
Suffolk
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
39.75
Length:
82
How did owner acquire quilt?
Gift
Time period:
1800-1849
Format:
Finished quilt
Technique, piecing:
Hand Piecing
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
5 vertical rows
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
block prints, plain weave
Predominant colors:
Blue or Navy
Antique colors:
Madder Brown
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Motif design, overall:
Clamshell
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
9
Binding and edging:
Edges turned in/ no separate binding
Batting:
Cotton
Batting thickness:
Medium
Backing, number of pieces:
three pieces
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Backing, weave and pattern:
Quilt-as-you-go
Backing, predominant color:
Cream
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Condition, damage:
Fading
Describe the damage:
This quilt is not structurally sound.
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Strip Quilt
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1840c
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Cite this Quilt
Strip Quilt. 1800-1849. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5153. Accessed: 03/29/24