QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

178

Alternate inventory control number:

Vermont 4705

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

108

Length:

112

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Elizabeth Braun Bruner or Mercy Jane Kern Dye

Quiltmaker's state:

Ohio (OH)

Quiltmaker's city:

Finley

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Ethnic group:

German

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

1850-1875

Anything else known about his quilt or quilter? Does quilt owner own other vintage quilts? How many?

See notes

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, applique:

Hand Applique

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Stipple

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Pieced, several/Streak of Lightning/Birds in the Air, cotton. 1824 fabric

Binding and edging:

Front turned to back

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Batting:

Cotton

Batting thickness:

Thin

Backing, fiber:

Woven or homespun

Backing, weave and pattern:

pieced, homespun

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Stains

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Broderie Perse Medallion

Details

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

1850c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)