QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5843

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:

3570

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

76

Length:

98

Quilt top made by:

Loring, Laura A. B.

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

Duxbury

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1815

Birthplace, city:

Duxbury

Birthplace, state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Birthplace, country:

United States

Occupation:

housewife

Date of death and location:

1893 in Duxbury, MA.

Ethnic group:

Great-great-great-granddaughter of John & Priscilla Alden.

Quiltmaker's spouse:

Loring, Samuel

# of Children:

1

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Delano, Lucy

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace and birthdate:

Duxbury,MA

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Loring, Samuel

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace and birthdate:

Duxbury,MA

How did owner acquire quilt?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

through dealer/Quilt is from NY state

Time period:

1876-1900

Note:

HISTORY-John & Priscilla Alden

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

66 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

8

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Pink

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8-Jun

Width between quilting lines:

2"

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; pattern:

front to back on one side, patterned fabric

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

4

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Inscription, type:

Signature

Inscription, content:

I.C.H.A.Laura A.B.Loring /Island Creek /E Circle /April 26 1876

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

April 26 1876

Describe where the inscription was found:

on front

Inscription, technique:

Ink

Condition:

Fair/worn

Condition, damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

one side cut & turned under. This quilt is not structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

1850

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Churn Dash

Details

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

1876

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)