QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5544

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:

3090

Alternate inventory control number:

PEM# 127520

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:

32.5

Length:

42.5

Time period:

1800-1849

Format:

Finished quilt

Layout:

Wholecloth

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

toile, plain weave

Predominant colors:

Brown

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Clamshell

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Binding and edging:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Batting:

Cotton

Batting thickness:

Thin

Backing, number of pieces:

one piece

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Condition:

Fair/worn

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Whole Cloth

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

1790-1820

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Peabody Essex Museum