Anvil Quilt

Maintenance and Project History

History & Provenance

  • Work Credit: unknown
  • Date Made: circa 1930
  • Ownership History:
    • David Bailey from December 29th, 2022
  • Documented by David Bailey

Overall

Size

  • Length: 77.5″
  • Width: 63.25″

Top

Fabric Description

  • Cotton
  • Prints / Solids
  • Prints are predominately blue. The background solid is white.

General Organization

  • Grid / One-Patch
    • Grid Dimensions
      • Rows and columns: 5 rows by 4 columns
  • Setting
    • Full-drop
    • Straight
  • Block Name: Anvil
    This block is similar in contruction to Jacob’s Ladder, but the use of the foreground and background fabric is different.
    (BB ID: 1314b)
    • Size:
      • Length: 14″
      • Width: 13.5-13.75″
  • Sashing:
    • Width: 1.75 to 2″
    • White strip with blue corner stones at intersections.
  • Borders
    • There is a border strip running lengthwise. There are no borders running the width of the quilt. The border construction is the same as the sashing.

Other

  • Techniques Used: Patchwork
  • Stitching Methods:
    • Hand
    • Hand
  • Workmanship:
    • Piecing: Very Good
    • Setting: Very Good
  • Other Descriptions:
1314b
1312
Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns, 3rd ed. Barbara Brackman.

Back

Fabric Description

  • Cotton
  • Solid white

General Organization

  • Seamed Yardage
    • A vertical seam is positioned 31 1/4″ and 31 1/2 inches from the edge of the quilt.

Other

  • Stitching Methods:
    • Back Assembly: Machine / Hand
  • Workmanship: Very Good

Layering and Stabilization

Batting

  • Cotton – High loft or possibly wadding, very thick.

Stitching Method

  • Hand Quilted

Stitching Patterns

  • Baptist fan pattern with white thread.

Workmanship of Quilting: Very Good

Edge Treatment

Style

  • Straight edge / scalloped / other
  • Front-to-Back
    • Front applied by machine / hand
    • Back applied by hand
  • Size of binding:
    • Width on Front: 1/8″
    • Width on Back: 1/8″

Appraisal

No

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