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
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1907
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
Signature Wheel. 1901-1929. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-95. Accessed: 07/27/24