QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5927

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:

3692

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

78

Length:

88

Quilt top made by:

Tinkham, Eliz. Battles

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Maker is owner's great-grandmother & grandmother

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

Brockton

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1847 & 1868

Birthplace, city:

Stoughton & Middleboro

Birthplace, state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Birthplace, country:

United States

Occupation:

housewives

Date of death and location:

1927 & 1930

Spouse's occupation:

Civil War soldier & prisoner

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Belcher, Elizabeth

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace and birthdate:

N Bridgewater & Middleboro,MA

Quiltmaker's Mother's Ethnic/Racial Group:

English

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Battles Josiah

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace and birthdate:

N Bridgewater & Warrentown,MA

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

Timespan

Format:

Finished quilt

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

8 vertical rows, 9 horizontal rows, 72 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

10

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Tied or tufted

Width between quilting lines:

3.5"

Binding and edging:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

patterned fabric

Batting:

Polyester

Backing, number of pieces:

one piece

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

sheet

Backing, predominant color:

Blue or Navy

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

1646a

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Monkey Wrench

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

See notes about connections to Underground Railroad,Civil War,Suffragettes,WCTU. Many family photos.

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

1900c-1980s

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)