QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5088
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:
2352
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
66.25
Length:
78
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
purchased/ antique auction in NW Alabama
Time period:
1876-1900
Format:
Finished quilt
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
3 vertical rows, 4 horizontal rows, 12 blocks
Block shape:
Squares
Block size:
17.5/ 18.5
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave
Predominant colors:
Black
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Motif design, overall:
Echo
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
5-Apr
Width between quilting lines:
varies/lattice is 1-3"
Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:
Cotton, plain weave, 2 sides only/ 1.25"
Binding and edging:
Back turned to front
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Batting:
Cotton
Backing, number of pieces:
two pieces
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Condition:
Fair/worn
Condition, damage:
Fading
Describe the damage:
some shattering; chunk missing on one end
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
3394
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Pinwheel
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1875-1900
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
Pinwheel. 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=11-37-5088. Accessed: 04/24/24