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:
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