QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5133
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:
2435
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
88
Length:
88
Name of the group that made the quilt:
Fisher family
Quiltmaker's state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Quiltmaker's city:
Westwood/Dedham
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
on loan to Historical Society
Time period:
1876-1900
Format:
Finished quilt
Technique, piecing:
Hand Piecing
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
7 vertical rows, 7 horizontal rows, 49 blocks
Block shape:
Squares
Block size:
12
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Solid/plain
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave
Predominant colors:
Cream
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Motif design, overall:
Grid diamond
Describe the quilting designs used:
quilted finely
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
9
Width between quilting lines:
1"
Binding and edging:
Separate binding applied
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
Batting:
Cotton
Backing, number of pieces:
4 pieces
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Backing, predominant color:
Cream
Condition:
Excellent/like new
Condition, damage:
Dirty
Describe the damage:
slightly faded; slightly soiled
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
1014
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Double Irish Chain
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
Fisher family. Double Irish Chain. 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=11-37-5133. Accessed: 04/26/24