QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-1266
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?
Hartford
Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:
1441
When was the form filled out?
3/19/1994
Who helped you fill out the form?
JW,SF,MC
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Rose of Sharon
How wide is the quilt?
71.5
How long is the quilt?
92.75
What color is the quilt?
Red; Gold; Blue or Navy; White
Describe the damage:
Damaged, Fragile
Time period:
1850-1875
Number of quilt blocks:
12
Size of quilt blocks:
19.5
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Describe the borders:
Solid border, Appliqued border, flowers and leaves, 6
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 is stained
How is the binding made?
Straight grain; poor
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:
red, gold and white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
6-7
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Heavy/close quilting, Border quilting similiar to the rest of the quilt, arcs
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Rose of Sharon. 1850-1875. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-1266. Accessed: 04/25/24