QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5526
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)
Cite this Quilt
Kaleidoscope variation. 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=11-37-5526. Accessed: 04/18/24