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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:

Print

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