QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5675
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts
Who documented this quilt?
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Mattapoisett Historic Society
MASS-Quilts ID Number:
3331
Alternate inventory control number:
#FCL 40
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt owner:
Mattapoisett Historic Society
Quilt owner's city:
Mattapoisett
Quilt owner's state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
68
Length:
68.5
Documented or inferred?
This is a scrap quilt ranging in dates of 90 years.
Time period:
Timespan
Note:
Fabrics include green print, 1860, later reproduced by Eli and Walker in last quarter.
Format:
Finished quilt
Technique, piecing:
Hand Piecing
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
7 vertical rows, 8 horizontal rows, 864 blocks
Block shape:
Squares
Block size:
7.5
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave
Predominant colors:
Beige or Tan
Antique colors:
Claret or Wine
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilting:
Tied or tufted
Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:
Cotton, print, plain weave, approx 1/2 blocks
Binding and edging:
Back turned to front
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
Binding; pattern:
patterned fabric
Batting:
Cotton
Batting thickness:
Thick
Backing, number of pieces:
two pieces
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Backing, predominant color:
Pink
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Condition, damage:
Dirty
Describe the damage:
browns shattering due to mordant used in dye. This quilt is not structurally sound.
Condition, structurally sound?
In addition, repair on front using 1930s fabric.
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Hour Glass variation
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1875-1900
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Mattapoisett Historic Society
Cite this Quilt
Hour Glass variation. Timespan. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Mattapoisett Historic Society. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5675. Accessed: 03/28/24