QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-184

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?

Manchester

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

422

Source of the information on this quilt:

Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

2/3/1993

Who helped you fill out the form?

BL

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Original Design-Pictorial

How wide is the quilt?

66

How long is the quilt?

94

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Cream; Green; Lavender

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading

Time period:

1930-1949

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

Describe the borders:

Solid border, Pieced border, zig zag

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Muslin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

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

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

ecru

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5-6

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting, Border quilting similiar to the rest of the quilt, zig zag

Quilt top made by:

Miller, Anna Mary

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

gift

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Yes, information available

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Shell

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1860s

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Germany

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Germany, USA

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project