QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5114
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:
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
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1860c
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
Tiger Lily. 1850-1875. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5114. Accessed: 04/18/24