QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5108
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:
2383
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
70
Length:
91.5
How did owner acquire quilt?
Purchase
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
yard sale in Dalton, MA
Time period:
1930-1949
Format:
Finished quilt
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
7 vertical rows, 5 horizontal rows, 35+ blocks
Block shape:
Squares
Block size:
7.5
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave
Predominant colors:
Green
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Motif design, overall:
Echo
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
4
Number of borders:
1
Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:
Cotton, plain weave
Binding and edging:
Separate binding applied
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
Batting:
Cotton
Backing, number of pieces:
three pieces
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Backing, predominant color:
Yellow
Condition:
Very good/almost new
Condition, damage:
Dirty
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
3325
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Grandmother's Fan
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1930c
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
Grandmother's Fan. 1930-1949. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5108. Accessed: 04/23/24