QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5726

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Monson Historical Society

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

3407

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

Monson Historical Society

Quilt owner's city:

Monson

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's county:

Hampden

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

80

Length:

80

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

donated by Monson Circle of King's Daughters & Sons

Time period:

1901-1929

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, embellishments:

Embroidery

Sashing width:

1.5"

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

11.5

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Red

Quilting:

Tied or tufted

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, sashing

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

red

Batting:

Blanket or flannel

Describe the quilt filling:

flannel?

Batting thickness:

Thin

Backing, number of pieces:

4

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

White

Inscription, type:

Signature

Inscription, content:

Donated by the Monson Circle KDS/ Monson,Mass Picnic Party 1917-1918 /726 names/See notes

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1917-1918

Inscription, technique:

Attached label

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

sticker label

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Fading

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Maltese Cross with radiating signatures

Details

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

1917-1930

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Monson Historical Society