QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2734

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:

2823

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great Great Great Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

6/1/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

SR,SO,JG

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Checkerboard

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

72

How long is the quilt?

75.5

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Pink; Blue or Navy

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Time period:

1850-1875

Number of quilt blocks:

25

Size of quilt blocks:

11

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

2.5,2.5,2.5

Describe the borders:

Border same as top, Triple border, Strippy border, 2.5,3.25

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Striped; Floral

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

reusable strippie

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; worn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

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:

brown

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Heavy/close quilting

Quilt top made by:

Griswold, Lura

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 maiden name:

House

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1835

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Connecticut (CT)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1880

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project