QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5568

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:

3126

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

66

Length:

66

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

from sister who was given quilt by their mother

Time period:

Timespan

Note:

5 diamonds

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

3 vertical rows, 3 horizontal rows, 9 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

19.5

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Black

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Grid/crosshatch

Motif design, decorative:

Cables

Describe the quilting designs used:

Celtic design

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Width between quilting lines:

1"

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, print, rust & blue, plain weave, 1 7/8"/ cornerstone

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

patterned fabric

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Blue or Navy

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Condition, damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

some blocks faded

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

3705

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Star of the East

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

1860c/2000

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)