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Streak of Lightning; Log Cabin & Hit or Miss

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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:

Print

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

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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