QUILT INDEX RECORD
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:
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