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QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5078

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:

2302

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

74

Length:

74

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

from mother

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Sashing width:

hexagon spacer

Block shape:

Hexagons

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Antique colors:

Claret or Wine

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

hexagon crossed

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8-Jul

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

2 sides each,

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

5 pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Condition, damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

bindings/much wear; slight staining. This quilt is not structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Tumbling Blocks

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

1890c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)

Cite this Quilt

Tumbling Blocks. 1876-1900. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5078. Accessed: 03/28/24