QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

4449

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

68.5

Length:

71.5

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Snowball

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

8 vertical rows, 8 horizontal rows, 64 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

7

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Pink

Antique colors:

Claret or Wine

Quilting:

Tied or tufted

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, plain weave, border & back later than top/ 1900 or later

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

center medallion with border; claret/gray

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Fading

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

1517

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Maltese Cross

Details

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

1890-1900

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)