QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5457
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:
2934
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
68.5
Length:
78
Quiltmaker's state:
Wisconsin (WI)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Time period:
1850-1875
Format:
Finished quilt
Technique, piecing:
Hand Piecing
Technique, applique:
Hand Applique
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
2 vertical rows, 2 horizontal rows, 4 blocks
Block shape:
Squares
Block size:
34x39
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Solid/plain
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave
Predominant colors:
White
Antique colors:
Turkey Red
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Motif design, overall:
Outline
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
9
Width between quilting lines:
.75"
Binding and edging:
Separate binding applied
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
Batting:
Cotton
Describe the quilt filling:
with debis
Backing, number of pieces:
two pieces
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Backing, predominant color:
Cream
Condition:
Very good/almost new
Condition, damage:
Dirty
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
HP 13
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Hawaiian Breadfruit
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1840-1860
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
Hawaiian Breadfruit. 1850-1875. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5457. Accessed: 03/29/24