QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2800

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:

2885

Source of the information on this quilt:

Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

6/1/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

MB, LL, BH

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Birds in the Air

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

66

How long is the quilt?

73.5

What color is the quilt?

Red; Maroon; Blue or Navy; Beige or Tan

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Stains

Time period:

1901-1929

Number of quilt blocks:

255

Size of quilt blocks:

4

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

stained

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; stained

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:

ecru

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

Quilt top made by:

Plunkett, Julia

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:

Finn

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Ireland

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1917

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Ireland, Argyle, NY, Greenwich, NY

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project