BACK TO QUILTS

Checkerboard

CITE THIS QUILT

img
quilt

QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5062

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:

2284

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

76

Length:

90

Name of the group that made the quilt:

church members

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Machine Piecing

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

24 vertical rows, 21 horizontal rows, 504 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

2.5

Predominant colors:

Red

Quilting:

Tied or tufted

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, plain weave, polka dots

Binding and edging:

Back turned to front

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

patterned fabric

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Red

Inscription, type:

Signature

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Checkerboard

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

church members. Checkerboard. 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=11-37-5062. Accessed: 03/29/24