QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-6916

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:

5277

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:

88.5

Length:

88

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Shape of edge:

T-cutout

Describe the edge:

Four Poster, 12.5 x 13.5

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

47 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

12.75

Fabric fibers:

Wool

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Black

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

saucer

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Width between quilting lines:

1.25"

Binding and edging:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Describe the back:

Different fabrics

Condition:

Fair/worn

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Describe the damage:

This quilt is not structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

2683

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Rob Peter to Pay Paul

Details

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

date needs research

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Royall House Association