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11-37-5094

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:

2367

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

70.5

Length:

80

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Temperance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

purchased/ from dealer

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

6 vertical rows, 7 horizontal rows

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

9.5

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Red

Antique colors:

Indigo Blue

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

In-the-ditch

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7-Jun

Width between quilting lines:

.25"

Binding and edging:

Front turned to back

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

print

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

2650

Pattern name, variations and comments:

T 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

Temperance. 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=11-37-5094. Accessed: 03/29/24