QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5703

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:

2553

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

58

Length:

60

How did owner acquire quilt?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

at a local tag sale

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Sashing width:

1.25" lattice strips

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

8 vertical rows, 8 horizontal rows

Block shape:

Squares

Fabric fibers:

Silk

Weaves/Surfaces:

Glazed

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Black

Quilting:

Tied or tufted

Binding and edging:

Cording

Binding; fiber:

Silk

Binding; pattern:

cording and silk bias, Bishop's point/ black to purple edge

Batting:

Wool

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Silk

Backing, predominant color:

Beige or Tan

Condition:

Poor/very worn

Describe the damage:

lots of shattering. This quilt is not structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

2813a

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Washington Sidewalk

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

1900c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)