QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

2395

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

79.5

Length:

93

Time period:

1850-1875

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, applique:

Hand Applique

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

18 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

15

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Cream

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

diagonal

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Width between quilting lines:

3/4"

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Appliqued, cotton, plain weave, 8" on 3 sides/ 3" top/ vine with flowers and leaves on 3 sides

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Inscription, type:

Signature

Inscription, content:

Julia S. Porter Coventry

Inscription, front/back:

on border

Describe where the inscription was found:

on front, on top border

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

29.47

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Tiger Lily

Details

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

1860c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)