QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5051

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Pelham Historical Society

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

2265

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

Pelham Historical Society

Quilt owner's city:

Pelham

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's county:

Hampshire

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

83

Length:

86

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Autograph Quilt

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Sashing width:

2" lattice strips

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

4 vertical rows, 4 horizontal rows, 32 whole/18 half blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

11.25

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

In-the-ditch

Describe the quilting designs used:

by several people

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6-Apr

Width between quilting lines:

1.5" flower motif in most centers

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

patterned fabric

Batting:

Cotton

Batting thickness:

Thin

Backing, number of pieces:

4 pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Pink

Inscription, type:

Signature

Inscription, content:

1880 Names & Towns: Westfield Enfield Pelham Packardville Belchertown

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1880

Inscription, technique:

Ink

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

some signatures noted on full record

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

inscriptions crocking/ staining on back - slight

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

2470

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Mosaic #21

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

1880-1890c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Pelham Historical Society