QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-497
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:
719
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:
Tree of Paradise
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Scrap
How wide is the quilt?
89
How long is the quilt?
72.5
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Cream; Maroon
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Damage:
Fading
Describe the damage:
Damaged
Time period:
1901-1929
Number of quilt blocks:
12
Size of quilt blocks:
13
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated 45 degrees
Describe the borders:
Solid border, Triple border, 3, Butted border
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain; Checked; Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Plaid; 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 condition is good
How is the binding made?
Front turned to back
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cannot tell
How thick is the quilt?
Thin (Less than 3/16")
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Color of thread used in the quilting:
ecru
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
7-10
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Feathering
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Heavy/close quilting, Border quilting dissimilar to the rest of the quilt, cables
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
6, 13, Possible fugitive green tree trunks
Quilt top made by:
Smith
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Describe the source of the pattern:
#3
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Smit. Tree of Paradise. 1901-1929. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-497. Accessed: 03/28/24