QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5276

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Historic Deerfield-Memorial Hall Museum

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

2659

Alternate inventory control number:

HD# L55.59.3 F260

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

Historic Deerfield/Memorial Hall Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Deerfield

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's county:

Franklin

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

84

Length:

86

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

American crewel work

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Time period:

Pre-1799

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, embellishments:

Embroidery

Describe the quilt setting:

12 embroidered motifs (floral) in center/ sawtooth stars with plain spacer blocks on border

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

12 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

10.5

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Brown

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Echo

Describe the quilting designs used:

radiating squares

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Width between quilting lines:

0.75

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Pieced, cotton, linen?, print, plain weave, roller print border on white

Binding and edging:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Batting:

Cotton

Batting thickness:

Thin

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

appears to be homespun, many slubs and coarse

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Condition:

Fair/worn

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Describe the repairs:

restorations (patches) on back (square) and front (round)

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Sawtooth Star

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

1750-1775c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Historic Deerfield/Memorial Hall Museum