QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5569

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:

3127

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

75

Length:

76

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Layout:

Medallion or framed center

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Block shape:

Diamonds

Block size:

1 x 1

Medallion size:

tumbler medallion

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

diagonal lines

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Width between quilting lines:

1"

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

pieced, patterned fabric

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

6

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Beige or Tan

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Describe the damage:

slight soiling

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

151a/ 141b

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Tumbler/ Diamond Design

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

1880c

Width of pieces on the back:

3 large & 3 small

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)