QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5480
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:
2981
Alternate inventory control number:
FHS# 1999.094.01
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:
82
Length:
84
Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):
Barn Raising
Time period:
Timespan
When was the quilt finished?
finished/restored in 20th c.
Format:
Finished quilt
Technique, piecing:
Hand Piecing
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
10 vertical rows, 10 horizontal rows, 100 blocks
Block shape:
Squares
Block size:
8.25
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
shirtings, rust prints, plain weave
Predominant colors:
Brown
Antique colors:
Indigo Blue
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilting:
Tied or tufted
Binding and edging:
Back turned to front
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
Binding; pattern:
machine
Batting:
Cotton
Batting thickness:
Thick
Backing, number of pieces:
one piece
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Backing, weave and pattern:
new muslin
Backing, predominant color:
Cream
Condition:
Excellent/like new
Condition, damage:
Dirty
Describe the damage:
back is excellent; front is good/faded & soiled
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
2574 & 2576
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Log Cabin
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1875c
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Falmouth Historical Society
Cite this Quilt
Barn Raising. finished/restored in 20th c.. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Falmouth Historical Society. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5480. Accessed: 03/29/24