QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5155
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:
2473
Alternate inventory control number:
MFA# 45.600
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:
41
Length:
42.25
How did owner acquire quilt?
Gift
Time period:
1800-1849
Format:
Finished quilt
Technique, piecing:
Hand Piecing
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
4 vertical rows, 4 horizontal rows, 16 blocks
Block shape:
Squares
Block size:
7
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
block prints, plain weave
Predominant colors:
Brown
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Motif design, overall:
Grid diamond
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
10-Aug
Width between quilting lines:
0.75
Thread type used for the quilting:
quilting thread may be same thread used to weave back
Number of borders:
1
Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:
Cotton, plain weave, wool, patches of wool, 6.5", print
Binding and edging:
Edges turned in/ no separate binding
Batting:
Wool
Batting thickness:
Thin
Backing, number of pieces:
three pieces
Backing, fiber:
Linen
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Condition, damage:
Dirty
Describe the damage:
This quilt is not structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
1193a
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Broken Dishes
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1800-1825
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Cite this Quilt
Broken Dishes. 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=11-37-5155. Accessed: 03/28/24