QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-6922
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:
5284
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
79
Length:
72
How did owner acquire quilt?
Inheritance
Time period:
1876-1900
Format:
Finished quilt
Technique, applique:
Hand Applique
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
3 vertical rows, 4 horizontal rows, 12 blocks
Block shape:
Squares
Block size:
17
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave
Predominant colors:
Cream
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Motif design, overall:
Grid/crosshatch
Describe the quilting designs used:
diagonal
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
9
Width between quilting lines:
5/8"
Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:
Appliqued, cotton, plain weave, print, swag with tulip & bows on 3 sides
Binding and edging:
Separate binding applied
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
Batting:
Cotton
Backing, number of pieces:
three pieces
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Condition, damage:
Dirty
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
29.46
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Tiger Lily variation
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1880c
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
Tiger Lily variation. 1876-1900. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-6922. Accessed: 04/25/24