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QUILT INDEX RECORD

56-165-234

Who documented this quilt?

New Hampshire Quilt Documentation Project, Phase II

New Hampshire Quilt Documentation Project Number:

2388

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

New Hampshire Quilt Documentation Project, Phase II

When was the form filled out?

2008-08-02

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Center Harbor

Who helped you fill out the form?

Documenter, S Drake

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

How wide is the quilt?

76"

How long is the quilt?

87.25"

Time period:

1930-1949

This is a:

Finished quilt

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Blanket stitch applique, feather stitch over black assembly. Embroidered pink centers, blanket stitched down; blocks separated by embroidery.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Number of quilt blocks:

42; 7 vertical rows, 6 horizontal rows; 26 multicolored petals appliqued.

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

What size are the blocks?

12"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Plain weave fabrics.

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

The quilting workmanship is good.

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Pink thread

Width between quilting lines:

The quilting is sparse.

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

3". The border is plain weave, cotton.

How is the binding made?

Separate binding applied; Straight grain

Shape of edge:

Straight

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

4

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Plain weave

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

What color is the back of the quilt?

Pink

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

This quilt has damage, but it is sound.

Brackman # or other source & #:

Brackman pg 419, #3474

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

China Aster

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Who photographed this quilt?

Robert L. Guaraldi, all rights reserved

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

1935c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

All Rights Reserved - Robert L. Guaraldi

Cite this Quilt

China Aster. 1930-1949. From New Hampshire Quilt Documentation Project, Phase II, New Hampshire Quilt Documentation Project, Phase II. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=56-165-234. Accessed: 03/29/24