QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-6120
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:
4015
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
77
Length:
92
Quiltmaker's state:
Pennsylvania (PA)
Quiltmaker's city:
New Cumberland
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
How did owner acquire quilt?
Gift
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
from family home in PA/See notes
Time period:
1850-1875
Format:
Finished quilt
Technique, applique:
Hand Applique
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
4 vertical rows, 5 horizontal rows, 20 blocks
Block shape:
Squares
Block size:
15.5
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
vermiculate, plain weave
Predominant colors:
Cream
Antique colors:
Indigo Blue
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Motif design, overall:
Grid diamond
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
7
Width between quilting lines:
3/8 -.75"
Number of borders:
1
Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:
Appliqued, cotton, plain weave, 6.5"/ palm trees & daisy pattern
Binding and edging:
Back turned to front
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
Batting:
Cotton
Backing, number of pieces:
4
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Backing, predominant color:
Cream
Inscription, type:
Message
Inscription, content:
Boston Manufacturing Co
Inscription, front/back:
on back
Describe where the inscription was found:
on backs of 2 blocks
Inscription, technique:
Stamped
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Condition, damage:
Stains
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Breadfruit
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
See notes
Details
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1850c
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
Breadfruit. 1850-1875. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-6120. Accessed: 03/29/24