QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-6461
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:
4533
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
61
Length:
76
How did owner acquire quilt?
Inheritance
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
from in-laws' estate
Time period:
Timespan
Format:
Finished quilt
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
9 vertical rows, 88 horizontal rows, 72 blocks
Block shape:
Squares
Block size:
7.5
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave
Predominant colors:
Blue or Navy
Quilting:
Tied or tufted
Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:
Cotton
Binding and edging:
Front turned to back
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
Binding; pattern:
2 sides 3.5"; 2 sides 3/4", patterned fabric
Batting:
Blanket or flannel
Backing, number of pieces:
two pieces
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Condition, damage:
Dirty
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
1450
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Rob Peter to Pay Paul
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1940s/1970s
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
Rob Peter to Pay Paul. Timespan. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-6461. Accessed: 04/17/24