QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5074
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:
2308
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
80
Length:
80
How did owner acquire quilt?
Gift
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
from a friend from St. Portland, ME
Time period:
1850-1875
Format:
Finished quilt
Technique, piecing:
Machine Piecing
Technique, applique:
Machine Applique
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
7 vertical rows, 7 horizontal rows, 49 blocks
Block shape:
Squares
Block size:
9
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave
Predominant colors:
Green
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Motif design, overall:
Grid/crosshatch
Motif design, decorative:
Feathering
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
12-Nov
Width between quilting lines:
1"
Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:
Pieced, cotton, plain weave, print, 8" zigzag
Binding and edging:
Separate binding applied
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
Binding; pattern:
patterned fabric
Batting:
Cotton
Backing, number of pieces:
6 pieces
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Backing, weave and pattern:
glazed
Backing, predominant color:
White
Condition:
Excellent/like new
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Double Irish Chain
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1870c
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
Double Irish Chain. 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=11-37-5074. Accessed: 03/29/24