QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2703

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:

2795

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

6/1/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

SF,LLD,AR

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Sampler

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Sampler, Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

87

How long is the quilt?

87.75

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors; Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading

Time period:

1876-1900

Number of quilt blocks:

49

Size of quilt blocks:

11.5

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Sampler

Sashing width:

1.25

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Paisley; Geometric; Floral; Dotted; Checked; Solid/plain; 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 striped, Backing condition is very good, Quilt back is hand pieced

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; good

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:

5-6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting, Circles

Quilt top made by:

Parker, Evalina M

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 maiden name:

Leete

Quiltmaker's birth date:

8/11/1858

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1/26/1941

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Chester,CT

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project