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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:

Print

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

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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