QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-6574

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:

3697

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

104

Length:

107

Time period:

1800-1849

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, applique:

Hand Applique

Describe the quilt setting:

broken star; corners Broderie Perse: sawtooth & chintz borders

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Weaves/Surfaces:

Glazed

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

block print/ French/plain weave

Predominant colors:

Beige or Tan

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

Broderie Perse is outlined

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, glazed, plain weave, print

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; pattern:

stripe, Trenton tape

Batting:

Wool

Backing, number of pieces:

4

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Beige or Tan

Condition:

Poor/very worn

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Describe the damage:

fractured. This quilt is not structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Virginia Star

Details

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

1830c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)