QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-6671

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:

4881

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

45

Length:

55

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Broken Dishes

How did owner acquire quilt?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

at Sturbridge, MA antique shop in 1998 for $45

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the quilt setting:

27

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

35 vertical rows, 945 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

1.5

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Machine quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

6 vertical lines

Width between quilting lines:

6.5-7"

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

back to front at top

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Red

Condition:

Poor/very worn

Condition, damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

This quilt is not structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

2301

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Big Dipper

Details

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

1880c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)