Trip Around the World

Maintenance and Project History

History & Provenance

  • Work by: unknown
  • Date made: circa 1945
  • Ownership History:
    • David Bailey – From October 27, 2022
    • Vendor – To October 27, 2022
    • Documented by owner.

Overall Size:

  • Length: 64″ tip-to-tip of scalloped edge
  • Width: 63 1/4″ tip-to-tip of scalloped edge

Top:

  • Fabrics
    • Cotton
    • Prints / Solids
    • Predominant Colors: White, blue, pink. Prints are floral.
  • Patchwork on Point
    • Grid Dimensions: 2″ squares in a 23 x 23 grid. Because these are on point, there are a total of 1058 blocks in the top.
    • Setting Description: Trip around the World, on-point
    • Scalloped edge.
  • Techniques: Patchwork
  • Stitching Method: Hand with about 6 stitches to the inch.
Block ID – Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns, 3rd ed. Barbara Brackman.
Quilt Top

Workmanship / Condition

  • Original Piecing
    • Very Good
  • Original Setting
    • Very Good
  • Restoration or repair work.
    • No observable restoration or repair.
    • Some edge patches have seams that are starting to release.

Appraisal

  • No.

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