QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-7006
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts
Who documented this quilt?
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Porter Phelps Huntington Foundation
MASS-Quilts ID Number:
5422
Alternate inventory control number:
PPHM# 2005.11
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt owner:
Porter Phelps Huntington Foundation
Quilt owner's city:
Hadley
Quilt owner's state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
90
Length:
76.5
Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):
Album Sampler/Friendship
Name of the group that made the quilt:
group of Parishioners
Quiltmaker's state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Quiltmaker's city:
Hanover
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
How did owner acquire quilt?
Gift
Details about why the quilt was made:
made for George Putnam Huntington [EDH's grandfather} on his retirement [card on quilt says "Made for EDH"]
Time period:
1876-1900
Format:
Finished quilt
Technique, applique:
Hand Applique
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
5 vertical rows, 6 horizontal rows, 66 blocks
Block shape:
Squares
Block size:
9
Medallion size:
center square is 17.5" Mariner's Compass
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave
Predominant colors:
Cream
Overall color scheme:
Light or pastel colors
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Motif design, overall:
Outline
Describe the quilting designs used:
each block quilted separately
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
10
Binding and edging:
Separate binding applied
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Backing, weave and pattern:
multi/each block quilted separately
Backing, predominant color:
Cream
Inscription, type:
Signature
Inscription, technique:
Ink
Condition:
Very good/almost new
Condition, damage:
Fading
Describe the damage:
Damaged
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Sampler
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1875-1900
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Porter Phelps Huntington Foundation
Cite this Quilt
group of Parishioners. Album Sampler/Friendship. 1876-1900. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Porter Phelps Huntington Foundation. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-7006. Accessed: 03/28/24