QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5065

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:

2292

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

35

Length:

35

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Time period:

1850-1875

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

3 vertical rows, 3 horizontal rows, 9 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

10.5

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Beige or Tan

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

In-the-ditch

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Pieced, cotton, plain weave, repeat of block pattern

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

one piece

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Condition, damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

light fading

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

Rehmel Quilt ID Book, 596

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Mosaic

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

1870c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)