QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5130

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:

2430

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

95.25

Length:

97.5

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

found in trash in Cambridge, MA, around 1990

Time period:

1800-1849

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Block shape:

Diamonds

Block size:

1.5 diamond

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

hand-made twill tape

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

7 pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

tan & blue flowered

Condition:

Fair/worn

Describe the damage:

This quilt is not structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

4006

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Sunburst

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

1835-1850

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)