QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-764

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Historic New England

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

3712

Alternate inventory control number:

HNewEng# 1930.1357 /Ref#1929.1765 MAQ#3725 & #1930.1357 MAQ#3712

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

Historic New England

Quilt owner's city:

Haverhill

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

77

Length:

77

Time period:

1850-1875

Note:

Possibly African-American slave origin/Many unexplained symbols/Many symbols are directional/Motifs:pinwheels/stars/animals/sprigs/crosses/chickens/horses/pigeons. See notes.

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, applique:

Hand Applique

Technique, embellishments:

Embroidery

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

8 vertical rows, 8 horizontal rows

Block shape:

Squares

Fabric fibers:

Wool

Weaves/Surfaces:

Velvet

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

corduroy, twill weave, pile weave

Predominant colors:

Beige or Tan

Quilting:

Not quilted

Describe the quilting designs used:

Quilt-as-you-go

Binding; pattern:

each block bound-'Quilt-as-you-go'

Batting:

No filling

Backing, fiber:

Wool

Backing, weave and pattern:

Quilt-as-you-go

Backing, predominant color:

Brown

Inscription, type:

Date

Inscription, content:

1854 [3 times]

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1854

Describe where the inscription was found:

on front

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Pictorial Wool Novelty

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

1854

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Historic New England