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11-37-5118

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:

2398

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

76

Length:

84

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

fom husband's great-aunt

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

146 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

4.5

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Cream

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Width between quilting lines:

1/4" inside pattern & on sashing

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

patterned fabric

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

light brown/red dot overall

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

some fading/ some damage

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

650.2

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Baskets

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

1890c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)

Cite this Quilt

Baskets. 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=11-37-5118. Accessed: 03/29/24