QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-449

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?

West Hartford

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

673

Source of the information on this quilt:

Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

4/17/1993

Who helped you fill out the form?

MB,BH,LL

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Snail's Trail

How wide is the quilt?

79

How long is the quilt?

81

What color is the quilt?

Pink; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading; Stains

Time period:

1930-1949

Number of quilt blocks:

24

Size of quilt blocks:

25

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Describe the borders:

Solid border, Border same as top, Double border, 2.5,3

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:

Macine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is soild, Backing condition is good, Quilt back is machine pieced

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; good

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16")

Describe the quilt filling:

Batting has shifted

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Heavy/close quilting, stencil pattern, Border quilting dissimilar to the rest of the quilt, cables

Quilt top made by:

King, Josephine

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:

Rank

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1861

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Parkville

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1942

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: MI

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project