QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-2709
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:
2801
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?
SR,SI,SG
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Bear Paw Variation with Garden Maze
How wide is the quilt?
87.5
How long is the quilt?
88
What color is the quilt?
Red; White
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Damage:
Fading
Time period:
1850-1875
Number of quilt blocks:
16
Size of quilt blocks:
14 x 14.5
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Sashing width:
5" garden maze
Describe the borders:
Solid border, Border same as top, Triple border, sawtooth, 4
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
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 are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Color of thread used in the quilting:
white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
8
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Clamshell; Grid/crosshatch
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Heavy/close quilting, Elaborate quilting
Quilt top made by:
Beers, Sarah
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
inherited
Biography of quilt owner:
See more information of original data form
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Harrison
Quiltmaker's birth date:
10/31/1840
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Cornwall
Biography of the quiltmaker:
Where quiltmaker lived: Cornwall,CT
Details
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Beers, Sara. Bear Paw Variation with Garden Maze. 1850-1875. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2709. Accessed: 03/29/24