QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5314

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:

2713

Alternate inventory control number:

E2226

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

Hancock Shaker Village

Quilt owner's city:

Pittsfield

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

74

Length:

92

Time period:

1800-1849

Note:

appliqued floral in corners

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, applique:

Hand Applique

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

2 vertical rows, 3 horizontal rows, 10 full/11 half blocks/4 quarter blocks

Block size:

18

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Echo

Describe the quilting designs used:

double circles

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Batting:

Cotton

Batting thickness:

Thin

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

3774

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Virginia Star

Details

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

1825-1850

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)