QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-1013

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?

Vernon

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

1204

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great grandmother

When was the form filled out?

11/6/1993

Who helped you fill out the form?

SF,KR,MC

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Feathered Star

How wide is the quilt?

91.50

How long is the quilt?

92.25

What color is the quilt?

Red; Cream

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Damage:

Stains; Fading

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Time period:

1876-1900

Number of quilt blocks:

34

Size of quilt blocks:

15

Describe the borders:

Border same as top, Triple border, sawtooth, 1.50,2.25,1.50

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:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Backing is stained

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

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

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

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

Has beard protector. Poster corners have been sewn together for a fitted look.

Quilt top made by:

Arnold, Diana Maria

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

see 1207

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Rhodes

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1834

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker died: 1924

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project