Trip Around the World – Colorful

Maintenance and Project History

History & Provenance

  • Work by: unknown
  • Date made: circa 1940
  • Ownership History:
    • David Bailey – From October 29, 2022
    • Documented by owner

Overall Size:

  • Length: 54″
  • Width: 53″

Top:

  • Fabrics
    • Cotton
    • Prints
    • Predominant Colors: See colors – Most prominent are reds, oranges and blacks. There are also blues and greens.
  • General Organization
    • Patchwork
      • Grid Dimensions: The outside ring of full squares on each edge count 18.
      • Total Block Count: 681
        • Full Squares: 613
        • Corner Triangle: 1
        • Setting triangles: 68
      • Block Size: 2″ square
    • Setting Description
      • On-Point
        • Setting Triangles:
          • Each leg is 2″
          • Hypotenuse is 3″
        • Corner Triangles
          • Each leg is 1 3/4″
          • Hypotenuse is 2″
      • Pattern Name:
        • Trip Around the World, on-point
  • Techniques: Patchwork
  • Stitching Method: Machine
  • Other Description
    • Three of the four corner squares are missing.
    • The top does not lay entirely flat. Extra fabric appears to be in about 25% of the quilt along one edge. It is likely still quiltable, but may not have a poker straight edge of fullness is pushed out.
2293: Trip Around the World, on-point
Not on point.
Pattern ID: Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns, 3rd ed. Barbara Brackman.
Quilt Top

Workmanship / Condition

  • Original Piecing
    • Very Good
  • Original Setting
    • Very Good

Appraisal

  • No

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