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11-37-6431

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:

4493

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

67

Length:

81.75

Quilt top made by:

Clark,__________

Quiltmaker's city:

midwest

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How did owner acquire quilt?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

at estate sale in Norwood, MA

Time period:

1930-1949

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by sashing with cornerstones or connecting blocks

Sashing width:

lattice strips 2 7/8"

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

7 vertical rows, 6 horizontal rows, 42 blocks

Block size:

9

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, decorative:

Fans

Describe the quilting designs used:

free-hand; Baptist fan

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Width between quilting lines:

7/8"

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

newer than quilt, yellow

Batting:

Cotton

Batting thickness:

Thin

Backing, number of pieces:

6

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

flour or sugar sacks?

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Describe the damage:

slightly soiled

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

903

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Airplane, The

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

1940c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)

Cite this Quilt

Clark,_________. Airplane, The. 1930-1949. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-6431. Accessed: 03/29/24