QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2732

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:

2821

When was the form filled out?

6/1/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

DC,CWM

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Red and White Embroidered Sampler

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Sampler

How wide is the quilt?

65

How long is the quilt?

94

What color is the quilt?

White; Red

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1901-1929

Number of quilt blocks:

35

Size of quilt blocks:

10

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Sampler

Sashing width:

2

Describe the borders:

Solid border, Double border, Strippy border, 4, 4.75

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Macine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is soild, Backing condition is newer, Quilt back is machine pieced

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; newer

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:

5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting, Border quilting similiar to the rest of the quilt

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

Possible kit.

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project