QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

4719

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

80.5

Length:

82

Quilt top made by:

Brooks, Ruth

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

Ashby

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How did owner acquire quilt?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

at auction, July 1985, from estate of a teacher in Ashby, MA

Time period:

Timespan

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Machine Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

multi blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

1.5

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Feedsack

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Cream

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilting:

Tied or tufted

Binding and edging:

Back turned to front

Binding; fiber:

Cotton or polyester blend

Batting:

Polyester

Backing, number of pieces:

one piece

Backing, fiber:

Cotton or polyester blend

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Stains

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

2293

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Trip Around the World

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

1938c/1997

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)