QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-1064

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?

Kensington

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

1252

When was the form filled out?

2/5/1994

Who helped you fill out the form?

SK,DC,EOL

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

True Lover's Knot Variation

How wide is the quilt?

83

How long is the quilt?

84

What color is the quilt?

White; Red

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Damage:

Stains

What is inscribed on the quilt?

1854 Kensington 1850 Berlin

Number of quilt blocks:

25

Size of quilt blocks:

9-9.50

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

Sashing width:

3.50

Describe the borders:

Solid border, Printed border, Triple border, 1.5,2,2, Mitered border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Geometric; Floral; Dotted

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, stains, holes

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; good

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:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting, Border quilting similiar to the rest of the quilt, all over parallel steps

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

Signed 1851 February Hendrick Jane M Upper Middletown Olive L. Stocking Kensington LaDome Peck Southington June 24, 1850

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Describe the source of the pattern:

Brackman 2097

Biography of quilt owner:

See more information of original data form

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project