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11-37-5658

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:

3293

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

83.5

Length:

86

Quilt top made by:

Woodbury, Caroline Willard Parker

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1823

Birthplace, city:

Cohasset

Birthplace, state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Birthplace, country:

United States

Date of death and location:

1883 in Salem, NH.

# of Children:

1

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

from grandmother

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

738/2607 blocks

Block shape:

Diamonds

Block size:

3 x 3.5

Predominant colors:

Black

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8-Jul

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Batting:

Wool

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Pattern name, no. and source:

281a

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Box Quilt

Details

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

1876c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)

Cite this Quilt

Woodbury, Caroline Willard Parke. Box Quilt. 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=11-37-5658. Accessed: 03/28/24