QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5092

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:

2358

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

23.25

Length:

27.75

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

4 vertical rows, 5 horizontal rows, 20 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

4

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Cream

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilting:

Machine quilting

Motif design, overall:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

probably treadle sewing machine

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

print

Batting:

No filling

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

off-white/ black stars

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Condition, damage:

Fading

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

1013

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Double Irish Chain

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

1890c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)