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17-13-2684

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?

Mohawk-Cornwall

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

2777

Source of the information on this quilt:

Grandfather

When was the form filled out?

6/1/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

SR,SO

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Baskets

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

82

How long is the quilt?

92

What color is the quilt?

White; Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Time period:

1901-1929

Number of quilt blocks:

49

Size of quilt blocks:

9.5

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

Sashing width:

2

Describe the borders:

Border same as top, Pieced border, half triangles, 6.5

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Plaid; Geometric; Floral; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is soild, Backing is stained

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16")

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Elaborate quilting, floral

Quilt top made by:

Whitcomb, Frank Augustus

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

inherited

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Yes, information available

Quiltmaker's birth date:

10/18/1860

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Cornwall Bridge

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Connecticut (CT)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

3/1941

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Cornwall Bridge, CT

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project

Cite this Quilt

Whitcomb, Frank Augustu. Baskets. 1901-1929. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2684. Accessed: 03/29/24