QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-661

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:

873

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great Grandmother

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:

Double Wedding Ring

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

75

How long is the quilt?

87

What color is the quilt?

Green

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unwashed

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Great Grandmother Everett

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

see comments

Time period:

1930-1949

Size of quilt blocks:

17

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Feedsack; Muslin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Geometric; Floral; Dotted; Checked; Solid/plain; Novelty

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Description of the back:

Backing condition is new

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16")

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting, floral

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

"1927, Wisconsin (Quilted 1991 by Debora P. Ingraham of Bethel, CT)"

Quilt top made by:

Everett

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

gift

Quiltmaker's birth date:

mid 1800's

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Indiana (IN)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1927

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project