QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5097
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:
2371
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
63.75
Length:
77
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
from former tenant
Time period:
1901-1929
Format:
Finished quilt
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
7 vertical rows, 6 horizontal rows, 42 blocks
Block shape:
Squares
Block size:
9"
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Describe the quilting designs used:
straight lines, turning corners
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
5-Apr
Width between quilting lines:
1.25
Binding and edging:
Back turned to front
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
Batting:
Cotton
Backing, number of pieces:
many
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Backing, weave and pattern:
sugar sacks
Describe where the inscription was found:
sugar sacks/ printing faded
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Describe the damage:
shattering all corners especially red plaid
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
1601a
Pattern name, variations and comments:
9 Patch
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1900-1925
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
9 Patch. 1901-1929. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5097. Accessed: 03/28/24