QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-6813

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Lynn Museum and Historical Society

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

4307

Alternate inventory control number:

LHS# 3269

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

Lynn Museum & Historical Society

Quilt owner's city:

Lynn

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

65

Length:

75

Time period:

1800-1849

Format:

Finished quilt

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Shape of edge:

T-cutout

Describe the edge:

Four Poster, 5.25 to 7.25 on Right/2 to 6 on Left

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

6 vertical rows, 6 horizontal rows, 36 whole/6 half blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

11

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Weaves/Surfaces:

Glazed

Patterns:

Print

Predominant colors:

Beige or Tan

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

English wave quilting

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; pattern:

chintz

Batting:

Cotton

Batting thickness:

Thin

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Brown

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the damage:

glaze still on

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

1517

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Maltese Cross

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

1825c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Lynn Museum & Historical Society