QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-3899

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Abigail Adams Historical Society, Inc. Collection

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

512

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner:

Abigail Adams Historical Society, Inc

Quilt owner's city:

Weymouth

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

80

Length:

91

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

Weymouth

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

found in trunk

Time period:

1850-1875

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

7 vertical rows, 8 horizontal rows, 56 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

9

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Tied or tufted

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

sashing/on 3 sides

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

pieced

Inscription, type:

Signature

Inscription, content:

See notes

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Friendship

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

1852

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Abigail Adams Historical Society