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:
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
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
Cite this Quilt
Whole Cloth. 1901-1929. 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=11-37-6924. Accessed: 04/18/24