QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-1777

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Mattapoisett Historic Society

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

3328

Alternate inventory control number:

#FCL 51

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

Mattapoisett Historic Society

Quilt owner's city:

Mattapoisett

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

79

Length:

99

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Bar/ Diagonal

Time period:

Pre-1799

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

7 vertical rows, 5 horizontal rows, 70+ blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

7

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Weaves/Surfaces:

Handwoven

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

cotton weft; linen warp; possibly French, plain weave

Predominant colors:

Beige or Tan

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

chevron/ orange peel

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Width between quilting lines:

5/8"

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, cotton & linen, top & bottom 13.25"; sides 12", plain weave, print

Binding and edging:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Backing, number of pieces:

4

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

cotton & linen; one piece entirely linen

Inscription, type:

Initials

Inscription, content:

HEW?

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

Cross Stitch

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Medallion/ One Patch

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

1775-1800

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Mattapoisett Historic Society