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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:

Print

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