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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