QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-184
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Connecticut Quilt Search
Who documented this quilt?
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
Manchester
Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:
422
Source of the information on this quilt:
Grandmother
When was the form filled out?
2/3/1993
Who helped you fill out the form?
BL
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Original Design-Pictorial
How wide is the quilt?
66
How long is the quilt?
94
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Cream; Green; Lavender
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Fading
Time period:
1930-1949
Describe the quilt's layout:
Pictorial
Describe the borders:
Solid border, Pieced border, zig zag
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Muslin
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Description of the back:
Backing fabric print is soild, Backing is stained, Quilt back is hand pieced
How is the binding made?
Front turned to back; Straight grain
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Color of thread used in the quilting:
ecru
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
5-6
Describe the quilting designs used:
Simple quilting, Border quilting similiar to the rest of the quilt, zig zag
Quilt top made by:
Miller, Anna Mary
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
gift
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Yes, information available
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Shell
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1860s
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
Germany
Biography of the quiltmaker:
Where quiltmaker lived: Germany, USA
Details
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Miller, Anna Mar. Original Design-Pictorial. 1930-1949. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-184. Accessed: 05/23/24