QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-1127
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:
847
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
84
Length:
86
Quilt top made by:
Coffin, Anna Swain
Quiltmaker's state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Quiltmaker's city:
Nantucket
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Date of death and location:
1930
Ethnic group:
Yankee
How did owner acquire quilt?
Inheritance
Time period:
1876-1900
Format:
Quilt top with unfinished edge
Technique, piecing:
Hand Piecing
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
625 blocks
Block shape:
Squares
Block size:
3.25
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
one block print c1800
Predominant colors:
Black
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilting:
Not quilted
Binding and edging:
Unfinished/raw edge
Backing, weave and pattern:
no backing
Condition:
Very good/almost new
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Charm Quilt; half-square triangles
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1875-1900
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
Coffin, Anna Swai. Charm Quilt; half-square triangles. 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=11-37-1127. Accessed: 05/08/24