QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-224

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:

460

Source of the information on this quilt:

Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

2/6/1993

Who helped you fill out the form?

SR,KT,JS,SL

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Redwork

How wide is the quilt?

80.5

How long is the quilt?

90

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Maroon

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Stains

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Quilted by Friends of Wood Memorial Library

Time period:

1901-1929

Number of quilt blocks:

72

Size of quilt blocks:

9

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Describe the borders:

Solid border, Single border, 3.5

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Synthetic

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is soild, Backing condition is excellent

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?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

ecru

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5-6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

Quilt top made by:

Lacross, Emiline

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:

Demar

Quiltmaker's birth date:

Late 1850s

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Willimantic

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1926

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Wapping, CT

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project