QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5145

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:

2455

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

82

Length:

82

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Knapp sisters

Quiltmaker's state:

Illinois (IL)

Quiltmaker's city:

Chester

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Ethnic group:

German

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

from great-aunt

Time period:

1930-1949

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

9 vertical rows, 9 horizontal rows, 81 blocks

Block shape:

Same block throughout

Block size:

12 x circum.

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Feedsack

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave, wide variety of fabrics of the period

Predominant colors:

Cream

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Grid diamond

Motif design, decorative:

Floral

Describe the quilting designs used:

commercial-square floral

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

11

Width between quilting lines:

3/4"

Binding and edging:

Machine sewn

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

Nile green

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

4 pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Describe the repairs:

laundered

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

306

Pattern name, variations and comments:

9 Patch/ Improved

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

1930c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)