QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-1121
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:
1305
Source of the information on this quilt:
Great Great Grandmother
When was the form filled out?
2/5/1984
Who helped you fill out the form?
SF,JS,MC
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Rose of Sharon
How wide is the quilt?
76
How long is the quilt?
74
What color is the quilt?
Pink; Green; Cream
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Damage:
Stains
Time period:
1930-1949
Number of quilt blocks:
16
Size of quilt blocks:
15
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Describe the borders:
Solid border, Appliqued border, swags and buds, 7
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
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Description of the back:
Backing fabric print is soild, Backing condition is good
How is the binding made?
Bias 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:
white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
7-8
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Wreaths
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Heavy/close quilting, Circles, Border quilting similiar to the rest of the quilt
Quilt top made by:
Clark, Mary Eliza
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
gift
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Goth
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1869
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
South Bend
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Indiana (IN)
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1953
Biography of the quiltmaker:
Where quiltmaker lived: South Bend, IN
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Clark, Mary Eliz. Rose of Sharon. 1930-1949. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-1121. Accessed: 03/29/24