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11-37-5138

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:

2441

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

64.5

Length:

82

How did owner acquire quilt?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

purchased at Houston Quilt Market, 1999

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Machine Piecing

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

4 vertical rows, 3 horizontal rows, 12 pieced/ 6 alternate blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

12.5, more triangles ( 11 x 12 in block)

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Cream

Antique colors:

Claret or Wine

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

chevron/ vertical lines

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Width between quilting lines:

3/4 to 1 1/2 "

Number of borders:

2

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, print, plain weave, inside border 1.25"; half triangles; 2nd border: multi-fabrics, off-white, 2.5"

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Describe the damage:

some red triangles disappeared

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

1132

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Triangle Tiles

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

Triangle Tiles. 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=11-37-5138. Accessed: 03/29/24