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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:

Print

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