QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5832

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:

3569

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

80

Length:

80

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Star of Hope

Quilt top made by:

Bassett, Lucie J

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

related to Cooley Estate [Noble & Cooley Drum Co] in Granville,MA

How did owner acquire quilt?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

at estate sale in Granville, MA. See notes for history of Drum Co.

Time period:

1850-1875

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

4 full/8 half blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

23

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Green

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Clamshell

Describe the quilting designs used:

circles

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8-Jun

Width between quilting lines:

.5"

Number of borders:

3

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, print, plain weave

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, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Inscription, type:

Signature

Inscription, content:

Lucie J Bassett/1875

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1875

Inscription, front/back:

on back

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

3773a

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Ship's Wheel

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

1875c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)