QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-6924

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:

5272

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:

72

Length:

86

Time period:

1901-1929

Note:

rose

Format:

Finished quilt

Layout:

Wholecloth

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

button-hole in left cut-out

Shape of edge:

T-cutout

Describe the edge:

Four Poster, 14 x 16.25

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

3 pieces sewn horizontally

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Brown

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

English wave

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Width between quilting lines:

1 1/8"

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, plain weave, bird's-eye weave beard protector 13.5"

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

1.75"

Binding; pattern:

off-white cotton quilted

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Inscription, type:

Signature

Inscription, content:

Gift of Miss Frances Curtis

Inscription, technique:

Ink

Condition:

Poor/very worn

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:

1890-1920 fabrics

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

greater than one inch

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Royall House Association