QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5230
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:
2588
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
68.5
Length:
67 5/8
Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):
Tumbling Blocks
Time period:
1901-1929
Format:
Finished quilt
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
19 vertical rows, 15 horizontal rows, 285 blocks
Block shape:
Diamonds
Block size:
4 - 4.5
Fabric fibers:
Silk
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
textured
Predominant colors:
Black
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilting:
Not quilted
Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:
Cotton, 3.5" edge of lace on 3 sides/ 4th side is knife edge
Binding and edging:
Lace
Binding; pattern:
No binding
Batting:
Cotton
Backing, number of pieces:
two pieces
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Backing, weave and pattern:
polished cotton
Backing, predominant color:
Beige or Tan
Condition:
Very good/almost new
Condition, damage:
Dirty
Describe the damage:
some staining; shattering in several places
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
281b
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Patience Corners
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1900-1925
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
Tumbling Blocks. 1901-1929. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5230. Accessed: 03/28/24