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Maltese Cross; Kaleidoscope

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-4341

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; New England Quilt Museum Collection

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

1149

Alternate inventory control number:

NEQM# 2006.13

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

New England Quilt Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Lowell

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's county:

Middlesex

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

72

Length:

92

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Maltese Cross

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How did owner acquire quilt?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

on Cape Cod

Time period:

1800-1849

Format:

Finished quilt

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Block shape:

Squares

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Brown

Antique colors:

Indigo Blue

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Motif design, decorative:

Cables

Describe the quilting designs used:

stars

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of borders:

1

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; pattern:

Trenton Tape, patterned fabric

Batting:

Wool

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

gold-home dyed

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the damage:

some browns shattering

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

2704

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Kaleidoscope

Details

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

1830c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

New England Quilt Museum

Cite this Quilt

Maltese Cross. 1800-1849. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; New England Quilt Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-4341. Accessed: 03/29/24