QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5329

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:

2727

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

85

Length:

85

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Signature

Quiltmaker's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quiltmaker's city:

Delaware

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

Timespan

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

49 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

11

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Cream

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Echo

Motif design, decorative:

Feathering

Describe the quilting designs used:

center of feathers/in alternate block

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

11-Aug

Number of borders:

2

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Pieced, cotton, plain weave, print, 1.25" pieced dogtooth; 1 3/8" off-white

Binding and edging:

Machine sewn

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

machine for binding only

Batting:

Polyester

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

muslin/ completed 1970c

Inscription, type:

Signature

Inscription, content:

see full record

Describe where the inscription was found:

on front

Inscription, technique:

Ink

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Describe the damage:

soiling and staining on front only

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

3100

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Wandering Foot

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

1850-1970

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)