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:
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
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