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Original?, some elements of double Irish chain and Puss in the Corner/ unique blunt green squares

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5052

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:

2264

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

64

Length:

81.5

Ethnic group:

African American?

How did owner acquire quilt?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

home in Durham, NC

Time period:

1876-1900

Note:

elements of double Irish chain & Puss in the Corner

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

3 vertical rows, 4 horizontal rows, 16 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

21

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Green

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4.5

Width between quilting lines:

1"

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

several pieces/ flour sacks/ printing can be seen

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Describe the damage:

small holes in back

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

1150

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Original?, some elements of double Irish chain and Puss in the Corner/ unique blunt green squares

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

1875-1900

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)

Cite this Quilt

Original?, some elements of double Irish chain and Puss in the Corner/ unique blunt green squares. 1876-1900. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5052. Accessed: 03/29/24