QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-6849

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:

5159

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

13

Length:

13.5

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Fox & Geese/Crosses & Losses

Birthplace, city:

Alfrod

Birthplace, state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Birthplace, country:

United States

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

1930-1949

Format:

Finished quilt

Describe the format:

doll quilt

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

2 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

8

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Brown

Quilting:

Tied or tufted

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, print, plain weave

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

patterned fabric

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

one piece

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Green

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

This quilt is not structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

1316a

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Double X

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

1935c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)