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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