Four-T Square Quilt

Maintenance and Project History

History & Provenance

• Work Credit: unknown
• Date Made: circa 1940
• Ownership History:
  • David Bailey: April 30, 2022
• Documented by David Bailey

Overall

Size

• Length: 81.5″
• Width: 68.5″

Condition
Independent of workmanship

• Very Good

Top

Fabric Description

• Cotton
• Solids
• Predominant Colors: Blue, white, red

General Organization

• Grid
  • Grid Dimension: 6 rows x 5 columns
    • Total Blocks: 30
  • Block Name: Four T-Square. BB ID: 1662b
    • Size:
      • Length: –“
      • Width: –“
  • Sashing:
    • Width: –“
    • Strip
  • Straight Setting
• Borders
  • 1 border on each side.
  • The fabric matches the sashing.
  • Strips
  • Width: –“
  • Mitered / Full Horizontal / Full Vertical

Other

• Techniques Used: Patchwork
• Stitching Methods:
  • Blocks: Machine / Hand
  • Top: Machine / Hand
• Workmanship:
  • Piecing: Very Good
  • Setting: Good / Very Good
• Other Descriptions:
  The top row of blocks do not seem to be executed with the same level of skill as the others. The are sized differently and some of the points are buried in the seam allowance.
  
  It appears that attempts were made to cope with these differences by using sashing of different widths to ease the blocks in the left two columns back into register with with the blocks in the right three columns.
  
  Interestingly, the widths of the columns appear to be consistent within each column.
  
  Check for consistency between the columns.

Back

Fabric Description

• Solid white

General Organization

• Whole Cloth
• Seamed Yardage
  • Seam Positions:
  • Description:

Other

• Stitching Methods:
  • Back: Machine / Hand
• Workmanship:
  • Setting: Poor / Good / Very Good / Excellent

Layering and Stabilization

Batting

• Unknown
• Low / High Loft

Stitching Method

• Hand Quilted

Stitching Patterns

• Baptist Fans

Workmanship of Quilting: Very Good

Edge Treatment

Style

• Binding if very worn.
• Front-to-Back / Back-to-Front
  • Front applied by machine / hand
  • Back applied by machine / hand

Size

• Width on Front: –“
• Width on Back: –“

Appraisal

No

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