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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:

Print

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