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11-37-5090

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:

2368

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

63

Length:

69

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Robbing Peter to Pay Paul

Quilt top made by:

McCabe, Emily

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

10 vertical rows, 9 horizontal rows, 90 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

7

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Novelty

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

shirtings/half mourning/plain weave

Motif design, overall:

Echo

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6-May

Binding and edging:

Front turned to back

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; pattern:

print

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

1450

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Rob Peter to Pay Paul

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

McCabe, Emil. Robbing Peter to Pay Paul. 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=11-37-5090. Accessed: 03/28/24