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