QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5250

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:

2620

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

74

Length:

82

Quilt top made by:

Hedges, ________

Quiltmaker's state:

Ohio (OH)

Quiltmaker's city:

Lancaster

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Occupation:

homemaker

Ethnic group:

German

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

from husband's uncle whose wife is the granddaughter of quiltmaker

Time period:

1901-1929

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Block shape:

Diamonds

Block size:

2 x 2

Fabric fibers:

Other synthetic

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

rayon & decorated

Predominant colors:

Beige or Tan

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

rayon, twill tape/ many pieces/ possibly restored

Batting:

Wool

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Flannel

Backing, weave and pattern:

purple & olive

Inscription, content:

Ralph

Describe where the inscription was found:

on front

Pattern name, no. and source:

142b

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Building Blocks

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

1925-1950

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

made from uniforms?

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)