
QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-2954
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:
7037
Width:
77"
Length:
75.25"
Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):
Rail Fence
How did owner acquire quilt?
Inheritance
Where the quilt was made, city:
Hopkinton
Where the quilt was made, state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Quilt from Hopkinton, MA; given to mother of current owner; family genealogy attached
Time period:
1850-1875
When was the quilt finished?
1870c
Format:
Finished quilt
Layout:
Medallion or framed center
Technique, piecing:
Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing
Technique, applique:
Machine Applique
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
appliqued stars
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Describe the quilt setting:
each corner has same star block
Shape of edge:
Straight
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
10 vertical x 10 horizontal: 84
Block shape:
Squares
Block size:
7.5"
Medallion size:
15" x 16" medallion
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Solid/plain
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave
Predominant colors:
White; Blue; Red
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Motif design, overall:
Outline
Describe the quilting designs used:
outline to stars in blocks
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
5
Quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
6
Batting:
Cotton
Batting thickness:
Thin
Inscription, type:
Date; Signature; Place
Inscription, content:
Names; Companies; Home towns; Date enlisted
Inscription, front/back:
on front
Inscription, technique:
Ink
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Condition, damage:
Fading; Stains; Dirty
Describe the damage:
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
Brackman 1111
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Civil War Soldier's Quilt
Details
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
Rail Fence. 1870c. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-2954. Accessed: 06/11/23