QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-2753
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:
2841
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:
Robbing Peter to Pay Paul
How wide is the quilt?
97.5
How long is the quilt?
107.25
What color is the quilt?
Beige or Tan; Green
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Fading
Time period:
1850-1875
Number of quilt blocks:
36
Size of quilt blocks:
10.5
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated 45 degrees
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Floral; Dotted
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Description of the back:
Backing condition is worn, Quilt back is hand pieced
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:
blue, white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
10
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Simple quilting
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
33, 10.5, Has drop of 24"
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Robbing Peter to Pay Paul. 1850-1875. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2753. Accessed: 03/28/24