QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-306
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?
Branford
Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:
537
Source of the information on this quilt:
Husband's Grandmother
When was the form filled out?
3/6/1993
Who helped you fill out the form?
SW.TS.CC
This is a:
Other
Describe the item:
Tied comforter
Owner's name for quilt:
Tumbling Blocks
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Scrap
How wide is the quilt?
72
How long is the quilt?
70
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Unused
Time period:
1901-1929
Describe the quilt's layout:
One patch or allover
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Checked; Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Plaid; Striped
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton or polyester blend
Description of the back:
Backing fabric print is soild, Backing condition is new
How is the binding made?
Edges turned in/ no separate binding
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cannot tell
How are the layers held together?
Tied or tufted
Color of thread used in the quilting:
White
Quilt top made by:
Osborn, Emma
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Inherited
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Tyler
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1850"s
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Middlebury or Branford
Biography of the quiltmaker:
Where quiltmaker lived: Middlebury or Branford, CT; Where quiltmaker died: Branford, CT
Details
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Osborn, Emm. Tumbling Blocks. 1901-1929. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-306. Accessed: 03/28/24