QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5516
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts
Who documented this quilt?
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; New England Quilt Museum Collection
MASS-Quilts ID Number:
2427
Alternate inventory control number:
NEQM# 1987.02
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt owner:
New England Quilt Museum
Quilt owner's city:
Lowell
Quilt owner's state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Quilt owner's county:
Middlesex
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
108
Length:
104.5
Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):
Tree of Life
Name of the group that made the quilt:
member of Glover family
Quiltmaker's state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
How did owner acquire quilt?
Gift
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
donation/ Dorothy Brigham
Time period:
1800-1849
Do you know if any of the following exist (quiltmaker's diary or letters, patterns for quilt/quilting, photos of quiltmaker, quiltmaker's scrapbook or clippings, quiltmaker's patterns, awards, ribbons, pins, photo of quilt, other, existent?, if so, where)?
Gilbert pg 30
Format:
Finished quilt
Shape of edge:
T-cutout
Describe the edge:
Four Poster, 27 drop
Medallion size:
center medallion is 30.25 x 64
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Weaves/Surfaces:
Glazed
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave
Predominant colors:
Black
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Motif design, overall:
Clamshell
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
8
Width between quilting lines:
3/4"
Number of borders:
3
Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:
Cotton, print, plain weave, no top border*. *Borders: 1. 10" sides; 10.5" bottom 2. 7.5" sides; 7.5" bottom 3. 21/21.5? Sides; 22" bottom
Binding and edging:
Separate binding applied
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?
1/4"
Binding; pattern:
same print as last border
Batting:
Cotton
Batting thickness:
Thin
Backing, number of pieces:
9 pieces
Backing, fiber:
Woven or homespun
Backing, predominant color:
Cream
Inscription, type:
Initials
Inscription, content:
I (?) B
Inscription, front/back:
on back
Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:
Cross Stitch
Condition:
Excellent/like new
Condition, damage:
Dirty
Describe the damage:
soiling and staining on back
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Flowering Tree/ Palampore
Details
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1835c
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
less than a half inch
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
New England Quilt Museum
Cite this Quilt
member of Glover family. Tree of Life. 1800-1849. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; New England Quilt Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5516. Accessed: 06/16/24
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