QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-7100

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

5557

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

59.5

Length:

76.5

How did owner acquire quilt?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

in Texas

Time period:

1930-1949

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Machine Piecing

Technique, embellishments:

Embroidery

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by sashing with cornerstones or connecting blocks

Sashing width:

3" blue/ pink cornerstones

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

4 vertical rows, 5 horizontal rows, 20 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

10.25

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Solid/plain

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:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

L-shape grid

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Width between quilting lines:

1"

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, plain weave, 4" faded from blue

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

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

1"

Binding; pattern:

added new in 2000, patterned fabric

Batting:

Cotton

Batting thickness:

Thin

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Condition:

Fair/worn

Condition, damage:

Fading

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Embroidered Sampler of Birds

Details

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

1930c

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

half inch - one inch

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)