QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5059
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:
2270
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
63.5
Length:
84
Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):
Original design
Quilt top made by:
Hamilton, Harriet Mary Scully
Quiltmaker's state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Quiltmaker's city:
Marblehead
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:
1884
Birthplace, city:
Newton
Birthplace, state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Birthplace, country:
United States
Occupation:
blacksmith
Date of death and location:
1978 in Marlborough, MA.
Ethnic group:
Irish
Spouse's occupation:
Boston & Worcester Railway
# of Children:
4
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
McKenzie, Mary J.
Quiltmaker's Mother's Ethnic/Racial Group:
Irish
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Scully, Wm. A.
How did owner acquire quilt?
Inheritance
Time period:
1930-1949
Note:
photos & family history attached
Format:
Finished quilt
Technique, piecing:
Foundation Piecing
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
12 vertical rows, 10 horizontal rows, 120 blocks
Block shape:
Squares
Block size:
6.75
Overall color scheme:
Light or pastel colors
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Describe the quilting designs used:
sparse
Binding and edging:
Separate binding applied
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
Binding; pattern:
multi fabric
Describe the quilt filling:
cotton blanket
Backing, number of pieces:
one piece
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Backing, weave and pattern:
sheet?
Backing, predominant color:
Cream
Condition:
Fair/worn
Condition, damage:
Fading
Describe the damage:
This quilt is not structurally sound.
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Crazy
Details
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1940c
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
Hamilton, Harriet Mary Scull. Original design. 1930-1949. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5059. Accessed: 03/29/24