QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-7101

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:

5558

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

53

Length:

80

Time period:

Timespan

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Machine Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

5 vertical rows, 8 horizontal rows, 40 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

9.25

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

shirtings, plain weave

Predominant colors:

Beige or Tan

Antique colors:

Indigo Blue

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Tied or tufted

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, print, plain weave, 3" pink

Binding and edging:

Back turned to front

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

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

.5"

Binding; pattern:

Bicentennial star print

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

indigo/white

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Log Cabin

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

1875-1980, back 1980c

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)