QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-6495

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:

4566

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

62

Length:

80

Anything else known about the quiltmaker (including where quiltmaker lived most of their life and other quilts made)?

quilted in 1989

How did owner acquire quilt?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

in 1989

Who did quilting/tying?

Braun, Rosemary

Time period:

Timespan

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, applique:

Hand Applique

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

67 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

8

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Brown

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Motif design, decorative:

Feathering

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

poly, plain weave, orange, 2.5" with 2.5" cornerstones,

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

brown leaves

Batting:

Polyester

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton or polyester blend

Backing, predominant color:

Orange

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

some staining

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

3413

Pattern name, variations and comments:

8 Points in a Square variation

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

1960/1992

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)