QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-4593
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:
1563
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
82
Length:
84
Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):
The Garrison Quilt
Name of the group that made the quilt:
Garrison family
Quiltmaker's state:
Connecticut (CT)
Quiltmaker's city:
Hartford
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
How did owner acquire quilt?
Inheritance
Time period:
1850-1875
Note:
surrounded by originally designed pots & flowers
Format:
Finished quilt
Technique, applique:
Hand Applique
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Solid/plain
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave
Predominant colors:
Brown
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Motif design, overall:
Outline
Motif design, decorative:
Vines
Describe the quilting designs used:
hearts/leaves
Binding and edging:
Front turned to back
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
Batting:
Blanket or flannel
Backing, number of pieces:
7
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Backing, predominant color:
Cream
Condition, damage:
Fading
Describe the damage:
Damaged
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
54.5 / from album dated 1853
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Eagle center medallion
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1857c
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
Garrison family. The Garrison Quilt. 1850-1875. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-4593. Accessed: 03/28/24