QUILT INDEX RECORD
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:
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