QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-6918

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:

5269

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:

98

Length:

102.5

Quilt top made by:

Carlies, Sarah

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Made for her wedding

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

Medfield

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Where, why, for what occasion/person/use was quilt made?

Wedding

Time period:

1800-1849

Format:

Finished quilt

Layout:

Wholecloth

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Fabric fibers:

Silk

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

imported from France/ Back is cotton, French?. Back is block print & penciling, plain weave

Predominant colors:

Gold

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Grid/crosshatch

Motif design, decorative:

Feathering

Describe the quilting designs used:

pomegranate/swag/chevron/sawtooth/center medallion with florals, feathered swags,fern in boutis style of French quilting

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

11

Width between quilting lines:

.25"

Binding and edging:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Describe the quilt filling:

silk

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

multi/ 3 different fabrics/imported from France?, tan,brown,red madders

Describe the back:

Different fabrics

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Describe the damage:

This quilt is not structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Whole Cloth

Details

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

1804

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Royall House Association