QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

2293

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

41

Length:

69

Quilt top made by:

Peckham, Annie Laurie

Quiltmaker's state:

Rhode Island (RI)

Quiltmaker's city:

Newport

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

found in cedar chest in family home

Time period:

1901-1929

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Block size:

2.5 x 5

Fabric fibers:

Wool

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Tied or tufted

Binding and edging:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Batting:

Wool

Backing, number of pieces:

7 pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

few holes on back; seams have come apart

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

132a

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Brick Wall

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

1900c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)