QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-6906

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:

5260

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

75

Length:

89

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Joseph's Coat

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

1930-1949

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

free-hand half-circle

Number of borders:

2

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, plain weave, swags

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

one piece

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

White

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Stains

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

451

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Peeled Orange

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

1930c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)