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Carolina Lily; Double Peony

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5069

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:

2303

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

75

Length:

86

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Carolina Lily

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

from mother

Time period:

1850-1875

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, applique:

Hand Applique

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

6 vertical rows, 5 horizontal rows, 30 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

9

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Cream

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Grid/crosshatch

Motif design, decorative:

Feathering

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, plain weave, 5.5"

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

4 pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Stains

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

765.23

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Double Peony

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

1860c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)

Cite this Quilt

Carolina Lily. 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=11-37-5069. Accessed: 03/29/24