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QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2716

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:

2807

Source of the information on this quilt:

Grandmother

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:

Bethlehem Star

How wide is the quilt?

92

How long is the quilt?

93.5

What color is the quilt?

Red; Blue or Navy; Yellow

Damage:

Stains; Fading

What is inscribed on the quilt?

label reads TA Gordon, Lincolnville, Maine

Time period:

1850-1875

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Geometric; Floral; Checked

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, Quilt back is hand pieced

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; good

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16")

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

matching fabrics

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

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

Has cutout drop of 18.5"

Quilt top made by:

Gordon, Sarah Annette

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:

1874

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Morrill

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Maine (ME)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1953

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Morill, ,Waldo County, ME

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project

Cite this Quilt

Gordon, Sarah Annett. Bethlehem Star. 1850-1875. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2716. Accessed: 03/28/24