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11-37-5633

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association at Deerfield

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

3232

Alternate inventory control number:

PVMA# 1960.14

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association at Deerfield

Quilt owner's city:

Deerfield

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's county:

Franklin

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

88

Length:

86

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Signature

Name of the group that made the quilt:

group of ladies of Southwick Congregational Church

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

Southwick

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Details about why the quilt was made:

made for minister's wife

Time period:

1800-1849

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

7 vertical rows, 7 horizontal rows, 49 blocks

Block shape:

Diamonds

Block size:

12

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Beige or Tan

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

concentric circles & pumpkin seed

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Width between quilting lines:

1"

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

6

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

White

Inscription, type:

Signature

Inscription, content:

See notes

Describe where the inscription was found:

on front

Inscription, technique:

Ink

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

3266

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Chimney Sweep

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

1848

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association at Deerfield

Cite this Quilt

group of ladies of Southwick Congregational Church. Signature. 1800-1849. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association at Deerfield. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5633. Accessed: 03/29/24