QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-6831
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts
Who documented this quilt?
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Braintree Historical Society
MASS-Quilts ID Number:
5133
Alternate inventory control number:
BHS# 85 828
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt owner:
Braintree Historical Society
Quilt owner's city:
Braintree
Quilt owner's state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
69.5 [without fringe]
Length:
84.5
Name of the group that made the quilt:
VanAlta family member
Quiltmaker's state:
Ohio (OH)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
How did owner acquire quilt?
Gift
Time period:
1876-1900
Format:
Finished quilt
Technique, applique:
Hand Applique
Technique, embellishments:
Embroidery
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Eagle facing Right, olive branch in Right claw, arrows in Left claw, 2 eggs beneath, stylized birds in L & R bottom corners. Additional birds around eagle.
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
English oil-boiled calico
Predominant colors:
Beige or Tan
Quilting:
Not quilted
Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:
houndstooth applique/not on top/2.5"
Binding and edging:
Front turned to back
Binding; pattern:
hand-knotted 3.5" wide
Backing, weave and pattern:
no backing
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Condition, damage:
Dirty
Describe the damage:
This quilt is not structurally sound.
Condition, structurally sound?
1900 dated repair.
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Eagle
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1825-1900
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Braintree Historical Society
Cite this Quilt
VanAlta family member. Eagle. 1876-1900. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Braintree Historical Society. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-6831. Accessed: 03/29/24