QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-542

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?

Greenwich

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

762

Source of the information on this quilt:

Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

5/22/1993

Who helped you fill out the form?

MT,JP, Consultant: SR

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Double X

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

66

How long is the quilt?

80

What color is the quilt?

Yellow; Lavender

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Time period:

1930-1949

Number of quilt blocks:

42

Size of quilt blocks:

9

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

Yes

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Plaid; Geometric; Checked; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Macine Piecing; Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is soild

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; good

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:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

Quilt top made by:

Jenkins, Esther Mae

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:

Hopper

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1903

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Alaska (AK)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

December 1979

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: AK

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project