QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5075

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:

2301

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

80

Length:

100

Quilt top made by:

Bannister, Willie Byrd

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

1930-1949

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:

32 + blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

12

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Green

Motif design, overall:

Echo

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9-Aug

Width between quilting lines:

1"

Number of borders:

1

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

4 pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Yellow

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the damage:

green is fugitive

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

740

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Tulip in Vase

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

1930c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)