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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:

Print

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