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QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-6912

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Royall House Association

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

5273

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

Royall House Association

Quilt owner's city:

Medford

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's county:

Middlesex

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

88

Length:

89

Time period:

1800-1849

Note:

madders

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Shape of edge:

T-cutout

Describe the edge:

Four Poster, 12.5 drop

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

6 vertical rows, 7 horizontal rows, 78 blocks

Block size:

8.5

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Beige or Tan

Antique colors:

Prussian Blue or Lafayette Blue

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Width between quilting lines:

1.5"

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Pieced, cotton, plain weave, print, on 3 sides

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

patterned fabric

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

polished

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Describe the back:

Different fabrics

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

1631c

Pattern name, variations and comments:

8 Pointed Star

Details

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

1845c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Royall House Association

Cite this Quilt

8 Pointed Star. 1800-1849. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Royall House Association. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-6912. Accessed: 03/29/24