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:
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