QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5397

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Falmouth Historical Society

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

2846

Alternate inventory control number:

FHS# 3776

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

Falmouth Historical Society

Quilt owner's city:

Falmouth

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

48

Length:

67

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Drunkard's Path variation

Time period:

1930-1949

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Machine Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

6 vertical rows, 4 horizontal rows, 24 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

9.5

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

White

Antique colors:

Indigo Blue

Quilting:

Not quilted

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, print, white & blue anchors, plain weave, 5"

Binding and edging:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Batting:

No filling

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

indigo & white anchors

Backing, predominant color:

Blue or Navy

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Condition, damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

slight staining

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

2397

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Snail's Trail

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

1930c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Falmouth Historical Society