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11-37-5117

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:

2397

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

66.5

Length:

75.5

Quilt top made by:

McAlister, Frances

Ethnic group:

Scotch

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

7 generations of owners listed with quilt

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Sashing width:

4" strips

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

7 vertical rows, 7 horizontal rows

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

6.25

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Brown

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7-Jun

Width between quilting lines:

1/2"

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, print, plain weave, 4" on 2 sides

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

straight applied on 2 sides; bottom cut & turned

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Pattern name, no. and source:

732

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Flower Pot

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

1880c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)

Cite this Quilt

McAlister, France. Flower Pot. 1876-1900. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5117. Accessed: 03/29/24