QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

1475

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

American Folk Art Museum, NY

Quilt owner's city:

New York

Quilt owner's state:

New York (NY)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

79

Length:

81

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Friendship Quilt

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Congregation of Rev.Wm Sargent

Quiltmaker's state:

New Hampshire (NH)

Quiltmaker's city:

Loudin

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

made for Baptist minister/ blocks assembled by his daughter

Time period:

1901-1929

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Technique, applique:

Hand Applique

Technique, embellishments:

Embroidery

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

6 vertical rows, 6 horizontal rows, 36 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Cream

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

diagonal lines

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Width between quilting lines:

1.5"

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Memorial Friendship

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

1850-1930

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

American Folk Art Museum