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Bear Paw Variation with Garden Maze

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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

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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