QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5139

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:

2443

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

?

Length:

?

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Christian Cross/ signature

How did owner acquire quilt?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

purchased at Brimfield, MA/ Sept. 1999

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Technique, embellishments:

Embroidery

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by sashing with cornerstones or connecting blocks

Sashing width:

cornerstones 2.25" sq.

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

7.5

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Brown

Antique colors:

Indigo Blue

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

sashing -- double crosshatch

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Width between quilting lines:

1/3 to 1"

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

1/4"

Binding; pattern:

off-white print

Batting:

Cotton

Describe the quilt filling:

on the thin side; with debris

Batting thickness:

Medium

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Inscription, type:

Signature

Describe where the inscription was found:

1 name in each block

Inscription, technique:

Embroidery

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

between sound and unsound; very good for age; fracturing of browns; stained on back

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

3266

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Chimney Sweep

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

1885c

Who estimated the quilt's date?

1865 fabric

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)