QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-2801
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:
2886
Source of the information on this quilt:
Grandmother
When was the form filled out?
6/1/1996
Who helped you fill out the form?
MC,MM,PG
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Double Irish Chain
How wide is the quilt?
79
How long is the quilt?
90
What color is the quilt?
Pink; Blue or Navy; Yellow
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Damage:
Fading
Describe the damage:
Damaged
Time period:
1850-1875
Number of quilt blocks:
30
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:
Dotted; Solid/plain; Plaid
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 figured, Backing is faded, Backing is damaged, Quilt back is hand pieced
Describe the binding:
Piping
How is the binding made?
Bias grain; very poor
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How thick is the quilt?
Thin (Less than 3/16")
Describe the quilt filling:
Batting has shifted
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Color of thread used in the quilting:
white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
8
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid/crosshatch
Describe the quilting designs used:
Simple quilting, floral
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
Cite this Quilt
Plunkett, Juli. Double Irish Chain. 1850-1875. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2801. Accessed: 03/28/24