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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:

Print

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