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11-37-5056

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:

2275

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

95

Length:

95

Time period:

1850-1875

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Technique, applique:

Hand Applique

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

3 vertical rows, 3 horizontal rows, 9 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

26

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

White

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Echo

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Width between quilting lines:

.5"

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Appliqued, cotton, 7 3/4" vine with peony flower

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

4+

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Condition, damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

brown spots; pencil lines

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

3777

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Star upon Star

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

1850c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)

Cite this Quilt

Star upon Star. 1850-1875. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5056. Accessed: 03/28/24