QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5324

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:

2717

Alternate inventory control number:

E2254

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:

76.25

Length:

78.5

Time period:

1930-1949

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, applique:

Hand Applique

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

4 vertical rows, 4 horizontal rows, 16 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

11

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Green

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, decorative:

Floral

Describe the quilting designs used:

butterfly

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, plain weave, 3 sides/ ice cream cone

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Backing, number of pieces:

one piece

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

kit?

Backing, predominant color:

White

Inscription, technique:

Stamped

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Stains

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

37.373

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Water Lily

Details

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

1935c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)