QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-2586

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:

4963

Alternate inventory control number:

MMA# 47.39

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Quilt owner's city:

New York City

Quilt owner's state:

New York (NY)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Hexagons

Quilt top made by:

Record, Anne

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

New Bedford

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

made for Mrs Frederick H Buzzee, started the day she was born [11/18/1864] by a family friend [A.R.]

Time period:

1850-1875

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Block shape:

Hexagons

Fabric fibers:

Silk

Overall color scheme:

Dark colors

Backing, fiber:

Silk

Backing, weave and pattern:

pieced [see picture]

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Honeycomb

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

1864c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Metropolitan Museum of Art