QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5583

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:

3155

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

64

Length:

68

Quilt top made by:

Roy, Grandmother

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Maker was great-grandmother of owner

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Machine Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

5 vertical rows, 5 horizontal rows, 25 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

13 x 14

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave/twill weave

Predominant colors:

Brown

Quilting:

Tied or tufted

Binding and edging:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Batting:

No filling

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Brown

Describe the back:

Different fabrics

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

2572

Pattern name, variations and comments:

White House Steps

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

1875-1900

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)