QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-641

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:

854

Source of the information on this quilt:

Friend

When was the form filled out?

5/22/1993

Who helped you fill out the form?

TS,AES

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Embroidered Nursery Rhymes

How wide is the quilt?

55

How long is the quilt?

80.5

What color is the quilt?

White

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading

Time period:

1930-1949

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

Number of quilt blocks:

28

Size of quilt blocks:

8

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Describe the borders:

Solid border, Single border, 8

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:

Macine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is soild, Backing condition is good

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; good

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

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting, Circles

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

28, 8

Quilt top made by:

Tinney, Doris

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

found

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

MacDonald

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1919

Quiltmaker's birthplace, province:

Nova Scotia

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Canada

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Nova Scotia, Canada

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project