QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5140

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Historic Deerfield-Memorial Hall Museum

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

1965

Alternate inventory control number:

HD# I F649

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

Historic Deerfield/Memorial Hall Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Deerfield

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's county:

Franklin

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

80.75

Length:

79.5

Time period:

Pre-1799

Format:

Finished quilt

Fabric fibers:

Wool

Weaves/Surfaces:

Glazed

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

tammy, plain weave

Predominant colors:

Green

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Grid/crosshatch

Motif design, decorative:

Floral

Describe the quilting designs used:

includes stylized floral motifs/ reverse-curved vines on border

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Wool, glazed, plain weave, 11" wide

Binding and edging:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Batting:

Wool

Batting thickness:

Thin

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

cotton warp; wool weft; yellow, pale

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Describe the damage:

minor holes due to abrasion

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Whole Cloth

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

1775-1800c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Historic Deerfield/Memorial Hall Museum