QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-95

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:

6110

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

71

Length:

80.5

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

from IL?

Time period:

1901-1929

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, embellishments:

Embroidery

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

6 vertical rows, 7 horizontal rows, 38 small wheels blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

10.5

Medallion size:

medallion 20"

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Red

Antique colors:

Turkey Red

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Width between quilting lines:

.5"

Number of borders:

2

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, plain weave, each 2"

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Batting:

Cotton

Inscription, type:

Signature

Describe where the inscription was found:

on front

Inscription, technique:

Embroidery

Condition:

Fair/worn

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Signature Wheel

Details

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

1907

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)