QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-6967

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Cohasset Historical Society

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

5348

Alternate inventory control number:

CHS# 1991.001.153

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

Cohasset Historical Society

Quilt owner's city:

Cohasset

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's county:

Norfolk

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

47.5

Length:

60

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Machine Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Sashing width:

3.5"

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

12 blocks

Block shape:

Sampler

Block size:

10.5 x 12

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Premium type

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

handkerchiefs, printed juvenile pictorials, plain weave

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Antique colors:

Turkey Red

Quilting:

Tied or tufted

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, plain weave, 3.25"

Binding and edging:

Back turned to front

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

.25"

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Red

Inscription, type:

Message

Inscription, content:

Asleep & Awake/Please remember the monkey/The Doctor's Visit/The Recruit/etc

Describe where the inscription was found:

on front

Condition:

Fair/worn

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Describe the damage:

This quilt is not structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Pictorial Handkerchief Quilt

Details

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Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

1875-1900

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

less than a half inch

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Cohasset Historical Society