QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5143

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:

2453

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

72

Length:

80

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Turkey Redwork

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Black churchwomen

Quiltmaker's state:

Indiana (IN)

Quiltmaker's city:

Indianapolis

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Ethnic group:

African American

How did owner acquire quilt?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

from dealer in Indianapolis, IN in 2001

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Machine Piecing

Technique, embellishments:

Embroidery

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

many children and florals are by Kate Greenaway / Ruby McKim?

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

7 vertical rows, 6 horizontal rows, 42 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

11

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Cream

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Grid diamond

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, plain weave, 3"

Binding and edging:

Front turned to back

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Inscription, type:

Date

Inscription, content:

R. J. Butler 1891 Mulberry St. M.E. Church 1865 Rev. Charles Martindale pastor

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1865/1899

Describe where the inscription was found:

on front

Inscription, technique:

Embroidery

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

binding edges fraying; staining on back; hole in upper right. This quilt is not structurally sound.

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Redwork

Details

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

1910c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)