
QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5629
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:
3229
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
72.5
Length:
88.5
Quilt top made by:
Mayfield, Ila
Time period:
1850-1875
Format:
Finished quilt
Technique, piecing:
Hand Piecing
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
5 vertical rows, 4 horizontal rows, 20 blocks
Block shape:
Squares
Block size:
13
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave
Predominant colors:
Green
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Motif design, overall:
Grid/crosshatch
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
9
Width between quilting lines:
1/2"
Number of borders:
3
Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:
Pieced, cotton, plain weave, print, each 1.75"
Binding and edging:
Separate binding applied
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
Binding; pattern:
patterned fabric
Batting:
Cotton
Backing, number of pieces:
three pieces
Backing, predominant color:
White
Inscription, type:
Initials
Inscription, content:
IL.AM May 21, 1875
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
May 21, 1875
Inscription, technique:
Ink
Condition:
Excellent/like new
Condition, damage:
Fading
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
283
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Ocean Waves
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1875
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
Mayfield, Il. Ocean Waves. 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=11-37-5629. Accessed: 02/11/25