QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5342

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:

2749

Alternate inventory control number:

E2233

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:

69.5

Length:

71.25

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Signature

Time period:

Timespan

Format:

Finished quilt

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

4 vertical rows, 4 horizontal rows, 16 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

11

Predominant colors:

Beige or Tan

Quilting:

Machine quilting

Motif design, decorative:

Floral

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, plain weave

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

Backing, predominant color:

White

Inscription, type:

Signature

Inscription, content:

see full record

Inscription, front/back:

on block

Describe where the inscription was found:

on 7 blocks

Inscription, technique:

Ink

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

Cross Stitch

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Describe the damage:

pencil marks/quilting lines

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Sampler

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

1855c/1945c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)