QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

3049

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

68.75

Length:

69.5

Time period:

1850-1875

Note:

Note says: Book? Needs more research

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, applique:

Hand Applique

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

5 vertical rows, 5 horizontal rows

Block shape:

Diamonds

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Red

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

spiral, red part of diamonds

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Appliqued, cotton, sawtooth

Binding and edging:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

White

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

wear on stuffing

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

413.5

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Kaleidoscope variation

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

1850-1875

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)