QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5294

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; New England Quilt Museum Collection

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

2050

Alternate inventory control number:

NEQM# 1991.13

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

New England Quilt Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Lowell

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's county:

Middlesex

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

88

Length:

89

Quilt's title:

Princess Charlotte Commemorative

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Binney Family Collection

Time period:

1800-1849

Do you know if any of the following exist (quiltmaker's diary or letters, patterns for quilt/quilting, photos of quiltmaker, quiltmaker's scrapbook or clippings, quiltmaker's patterns, awards, ribbons, pins, photo of quilt, other, existent?, if so, where)?

Gilbert, Jennifer: The New England Quilt Museum quilts : featuring the story of the mill girls.-- 1st ed.-- Lafayette, CA : C & T Publishing, 1999. pg 31. Binney, Edwin 3rd. Homage to Amanda: two hundred years of American quilts.-- 1st ed.-- San Francisco, CA : R K Press, 1984. pg 66. For additional information, see: Loscalzo, Anita B. "Commemoration and Grief: Two Coverlets and the Death of Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Wales." Quilt Studies 13 (2012): 38-59.

Format:

Finished quilt

Describe the format:

Coverlet

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Technique, applique:

Hand Applique

Describe the quilt setting:

30.25 x 34.5

Block shape:

Squares

Medallion size:

center medallion on point 22 x 23, squared with triangles to 32" sq.

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Weaves/Surfaces:

Glazed

Patterns:

Print

Predominant colors:

Cream

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

pumpkin seed

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of borders:

3

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

1st border - 5"; corner 5"sq.; 2nd border 9.5", cornerstone 9.5"; 3rd border - 10.5" random pieced; 4th border - approx. 3"

Binding and edging:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Batting:

No filling

Backing, number of pieces:

many pieces

Backing, weave and pattern:

multi colored backing

Describe the back:

Reversible

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Condition, damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

some fading

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Medallion

Details

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

1820

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

New England Quilt Museum