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:
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)
Cite this Quilt
Tumbler/ Diamond Design. 1876-1900. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5569. Accessed: 04/18/24