QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-55
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?
Woodstock
Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:
301
Source of the information on this quilt:
Great, Great Grandmother
When was the form filled out?
11/7/1992
Who helped you fill out the form?
GL
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Sunflower
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Scrap
How wide is the quilt?
81.25
How long is the quilt?
90.5
Describe the corners:
4 corners butted
What color is the quilt?
Brown
Describe the damage:
Damaged
Time period:
1800-1849
Number of quilt blocks:
36
Size of quilt blocks:
10 square
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Describe the borders:
No border
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Floral; Solid/plain; Striped
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 soild, Backing is stained, Quilt back is hand pieced
How is the binding made?
Front turned to back; Straight grain
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
No filling
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
4
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Simple quilting
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
36, 10 square
Quilt top made by:
Smith, Mary Esther
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Gift
Biography of quilt owner:
See more information of original data form
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Hoyt
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1807
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Norwalk
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
October 6, 1898
Biography of the quiltmaker:
Where quiltmaker lived: Norwalk, CT
Details
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Smith, Mary Esthe. Sunflower. 1800-1849. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-55. Accessed: 03/29/24