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11-37-6347

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:

4379

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

88.75

Length:

89.5

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Willard?

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

Medford?

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How did owner acquire quilt?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

from a neighbor for $75

Time period:

1850-1875

Note:

two leaves/ one flower per block

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, applique:

Hand Applique

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Sashing width:

3/4" green

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

6 vertical rows, 6 horizontal rows, 36 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

12

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Cream

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

outline to applique, swag leaf

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

16-Dec

Width between quilting lines:

3/16"

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Appliqued, cotton, plain weave, print, floral/ vine

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

1/4"

Binding; pattern:

patterned fabric

Backing, number of pieces:

4

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Describe the damage:

binding worn

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

9.67

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Pomegranate

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

1860c

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)

Cite this Quilt

Willard?. Pomegranate. 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=11-37-6347. Accessed: 03/29/24