QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5064
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:
2295
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
72
Length:
86
Quilt top made by:
Baylies, __________
Quiltmaker's state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Quiltmaker's city:
Taunton
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:
1820c
Birthplace, city:
Taunton
Birthplace, state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Birthplace, country:
United States
Ethnic group:
English/Scotch
How did owner acquire quilt?
Inheritance
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
from mother-in-law
Time period:
1850-1875
Format:
Finished quilt
Technique, piecing:
Hand Piecing
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
5 vertical rows, 4 horizontal rows, 32 blocks
Block shape:
Squares
Block size:
9.5
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave
Predominant colors:
Red
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Number of borders:
1
Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:
Cotton, plain weave, 9" wide
Binding and edging:
Separate binding applied
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
Batting:
Cotton
Backing, number of pieces:
5 pieces
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
283
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Ocean Waves
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1850c
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
Baylies, _________. Ocean Waves. 1850-1875. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5064. Accessed: 04/18/24