QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-6945
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts
Who documented this quilt?
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Wenham Museum
MASS-Quilts ID Number:
5312
Alternate inventory control number:
WM# 59.4233
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt owner:
Wenham Museum
Quilt owner's city:
Wenham
Quilt owner's state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
50.75
Length:
65.75
Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):
Streak of Lightning
Time period:
Timespan
Format:
Finished quilt
Technique, piecing:
Hand Piecing
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
7 vertical rows, 9 horizontal rows, 63 blocks
Block shape:
Squares
Block size:
7.25
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave
Predominant colors:
Brown
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilting:
Tied or tufted
Binding and edging:
Separate binding applied
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
Binding; pattern:
patterned fabric
Batting:
Cotton
Describe the quilt filling:
lumped
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Backing, weave and pattern:
Hit or Miss/rectangles 2.5x4"/16x21 blocks is 336; pink/blue/green pastels
Describe the back:
Reversible
Condition:
Fair/worn
Condition, damage:
Stains
Describe the damage:
Damaged
Describe the repairs:
repairs
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
2573 & 131a
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Log Cabin & Hit or Miss
Details
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1840s-1910
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Wenham Museum
Cite this Quilt
Streak of Lightning. Timespan. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Wenham Museum. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-6945. Accessed: 03/29/24