QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5536

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Peabody Essex Museum

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

3078

Alternate inventory control number:

PEM# 133001

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

Peabody Essex Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Salem

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's county:

Essex

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

61.25

Length:

72.75

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Block shape:

Diamonds

Block size:

3.5 x 3.75

Fabric fibers:

Silk

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

damask, plain weave, pile weave

Predominant colors:

Black

Overall color scheme:

Dark colors

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

on back only/ triple vertical & horizontal on edge/ diamond/center medallion; back is quilted/top tied to batting

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Width between quilting lines:

3/4"

Number of borders:

1

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Silk

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

3/4"

Binding; pattern:

damask

Batting:

Wool

Batting thickness:

Thick

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, fiber:

Silk

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Describe the damage:

silk shattering. This quilt is not structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

pg 27

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Baby Block

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

1875-1900

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Peabody Essex Museum