QUILT INDEX RECORD
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:
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
Details
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