QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5093

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:

2366

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

73

Length:

79

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

154 diamonds/ 22 each strip blocks; 7 strips

Block shape:

Diamonds

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

shirtings, plain weave

Predominant colors:

Brown

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, decorative:

Fans

Describe the quilting designs used:

arcs

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; pattern:

added later?, by machine

Batting:

Blanket or flannel

Backing, number of pieces:

one piece

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

damaged on back/ small hole

Describe the repairs:

mending

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

4 Patch Diamond

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

1900c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)