QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5060

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:

2283

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

72

Length:

76

How did owner acquire quilt?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

in early 1970s on Cape Cod

Time period:

1930-1949

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, embellishments:

Embroidery

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

12 blocks

Block shape:

Sampler

Block size:

16 to 18

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

rayon, plain weave

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Machine quilting

Motif design, overall:

Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

in one direction

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

14

Width between quilting lines:

5" to 7"

Binding and edging:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

rayon, patterned fabric

Batting:

Blanket or flannel

Backing, number of pieces:

31 pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

rayon; multi colored dark backing

Describe the back:

Reversible

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Describe the damage:

soiled edges; open seam

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Applique Sampler

Details

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

1930

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)