QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5151
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:
2462
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
76
Length:
76
Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):
Barn Raising
How did owner acquire quilt?
Purchase
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
purchased at Blacksmith Mall, Ogunquit, ME, June 2001; found in barn in Berwick, ME
Time period:
1876-1900
Format:
Finished quilt
Technique, piecing:
Hand Piecing
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
8 vertical rows, 8 horizontal rows, 64 blocks
Block size:
9.5"
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Mourning Prints
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
shirtings, plain weave
Predominant colors:
Blue or Navy
Antique colors:
Claret or Wine
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilting:
Tied or tufted
Binding and edging:
Edges turned in/ no separate binding
Binding; pattern:
machine stitched
Batting:
Cotton
Backing, number of pieces:
three pieces
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Condition, damage:
Dirty
Describe the damage:
This quilt is not structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
2573
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Log Cabin
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
Barn Raising. 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=11-37-5151. Accessed: 04/26/24