QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5684
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:
3344
Alternate inventory control number:
#FCL 43
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:
32
Length:
45
Time period:
1800-1849
Format:
Finished quilt
Block shape:
Diamonds
Block size:
1
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave
Predominant colors:
Beige or Tan
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Motif design, overall:
Grid diamond
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
8-Jul
Width between quilting lines:
2"
Binding and edging:
Back turned to front
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
Binding; pattern:
patterned fabric
Batting:
Cotton
Batting thickness:
Thin
Backing, number of pieces:
two pieces
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Backing, predominant color:
Beige or Tan
Condition:
Very good/almost new
Condition, damage:
Dirty
Describe the damage:
Damaged
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
142b
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Tumbling Blocks
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1840c
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Mattapoisett Historic Society
Cite this Quilt
Tumbling Blocks. 1800-1849. 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=11-37-5684. Accessed: 03/29/24