QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5629

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:

3229

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

72.5

Length:

88.5

Quilt top made by:

Mayfield, Ila

Time period:

1850-1875

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

5 vertical rows, 4 horizontal rows, 20 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

13

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Green

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Width between quilting lines:

1/2"

Number of borders:

3

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Pieced, cotton, plain weave, print, each 1.75"

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

patterned fabric

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, predominant color:

White

Inscription, type:

Initials

Inscription, content:

IL.AM May 21, 1875

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

May 21, 1875

Inscription, technique:

Ink

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Condition, damage:

Fading

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

283

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Ocean Waves

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

1875

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)