QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-6714

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; North Andover Historical Society

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

4935

Alternate inventory control number:

NAHS# 1964.037.3

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

North Andover Historical Society

Quilt owner's city:

N Andover

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

78

Length:

80.5

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Robbing Peter to Pay Paul

Time period:

1800-1849

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Shape of edge:

T-cutout

Describe the edge:

Four Poster, 13 x 13 rounded corners

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

13 vertical rows, 12 horizontal rows, 138 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

6

Fabric fibers:

Wool

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Black

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

circles

Binding and edging:

Front turned to back

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

green tape

Backing, number of pieces:

6

Backing, fiber:

Wool

Backing, predominant color:

Gold

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the damage:

Front is good/ Back is very poor & damaged. This quilt is not structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

1517

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Maltese Cross

Details

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

1800-1825

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

N Andover Historical Society