QUILT INDEX RECORD
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