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11-37-6559

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

4693

Alternate inventory control number:

OrH# 2326

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House

Quilt owner's city:

Concord

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's county:

Middlesex

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

16

Length:

20.75

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Sawtooth/ Hills of Vermont (Malone 2673)

Quilt top made by:

Alcott, Abigail May

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

Concord

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1800

Birthplace, city:

Boston

Birthplace, country:

United States

Occupation:

social worker/ seamstress

Date of death and location:

1877 in Concord, MA.

Spouse's occupation:

teacher/philosopher

# of Children:

4

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

May, Dorothy Sewall

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace and birthdate:

Boston,MA

Quiltmaker's father's name:

May, Joseph

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace and birthdate:

Boston,MA

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

possible quiltmaker/ no solid evidence.

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

from descendants of Alcotts

Time period:

1850-1875

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

4 vertical rows, 3 horizontal rows, 12 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

4 5/8"

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Red

Quilting:

Tied or tufted

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, print, plain weave, 1" half-square triangles/ same as block

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

red print

Batting:

Cotton

Batting thickness:

Medium

Backing, number of pieces:

one piece

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

ink stains on back

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

pg 174

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Lady of the Lake

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

1850c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House

Cite this Quilt

Alcott, Abigail Ma. Sawtooth/ Hills of Vermont (Malone 2673). 1850-1875. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-6559. Accessed: 03/19/24