QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-6755

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:

5004

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

66

Length:

73.5

How did owner acquire quilt?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

in FL in 1990

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

backed & quilted later

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

17 vertical rows, 16 horizontal rows, 272 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

4.25

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Striped

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

a few original fabrics have been replaced, woven ribbed stripes, plain weave

Predominant colors:

Beige or Tan

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Binding and edging:

Front turned to back

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Batting:

Polyester

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Pink

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

2980 & 3892

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Rocky Road to Kansas & Kite

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

1940

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)