QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2711

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:

2803

When was the form filled out?

6/1/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

MM,MC,PKG

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Baskets

How wide is the quilt?

31

How long is the quilt?

38

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Blue or Navy; Red

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Describe the damage:

Fragile

What is inscribed on the quilt?

A.D.A.

Time period:

1876-1900

Number of quilt blocks:

49

Size of quilt blocks:

4

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Dotted

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, worn

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

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:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Outline

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Elaborate quilting

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

50, 4

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project