QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5134

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:

2437

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

84

Length:

84

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Ladies Sewing Group of First Parish Church

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

Westwood

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

on loan from family

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by pieced pattern sashing

Describe the quilt setting:

sawtooth 2" sashing

Sashing width:

sawtooth sashing

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

10 vertical rows, 10 horizontal rows, 100 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

6

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

White

Antique colors:

Turkey Red

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

In-the-ditch

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, plain weave, 2 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:

center blocks are Reverends & periods (dates)

Inscription, technique:

Ink

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Condition, damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

slight fading and staining

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

3150

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Ocean Waves

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

1880c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)