QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-6471

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; New England Quilt Museum Collection

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

3537

Alternate inventory control number:

NEQM# 1996.08

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

New England Quilt Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Lowell

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's county:

Middlesex

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

74

Length:

76.25

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

donated by Irene King. Purchased in 1980s from a NH dealer who said it was from Albany, NY area

Time period:

1850-1875

Format:

Finished quilt

Block shape:

Squares

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Weaves/Surfaces:

Glazed

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

1810-1825 serpentine stripes,mill engravings, pheasant & palm tree block prints/plain weave

Predominant colors:

Beige or Tan

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

sparse

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton

Binding and edging:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Batting thickness:

Thin

Backing, number of pieces:

9

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

cheater cloth[1850-60s] later than top

Backing, predominant color:

Red

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Medallion

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

1825-1860c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

New England Quilt Museum