QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5899

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Dennis Historical Society

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

3669

Alternate inventory control number:

DHS# J 1500

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

Dennis Historical Society

Quilt owner's city:

Dennis

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

23.5

Length:

41

Time period:

Timespan

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Machine Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

4 vertical rows, 7 horizontal rows, 28 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

5.5-6

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

shirtings, plain weave

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

added later with back/corner to corner,side to side in each block/see diagram

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7-Jun

Binding and edging:

Back turned to front

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

patterned fabric, added later

Batting:

Cotton

Batting thickness:

Thin

Backing, number of pieces:

one piece

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

added later

Backing, predominant color:

Lavender

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Fading

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound. Possibly cut down from larger quilt for a cradle or doll quilt.

Pattern name, no. and source:

1112b

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Modern Blocks

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

1880-1960

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Dennis Historical Society