QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5076

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:

2310

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

62

Length:

70

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

from owner's mother-in-law

Format:

Finished quilt

Layout:

Wholecloth

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Fabric fibers:

Linen

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

?/plain weave

Predominant colors:

Brown

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

6-7; 5 diagonal lines

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7-Jun

Width between quilting lines:

.5" between parallel lines

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Wool

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Batting:

Wool

Backing, number of pieces:

5 pieces

Backing, fiber:

Wool

Backing, weave and pattern:

light brown

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

good condition for its age; holes; stained on front

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound. Quilt appears to have been larger since quilting doesn't line up; one corner appears to have previously been cut for 4 poster bed.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Whole Cloth

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)