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

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)