QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-1773

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?

Granby

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

1918

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

9/17/1994

Who helped you fill out the form?

SF,MM,PH

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Lady of the Lake Variation

How wide is the quilt?

66

How long is the quilt?

83

What color is the quilt?

Pink; Green; Cream

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Damage:

Stains

Time period:

1876-1900

Number of quilt blocks:

31

Size of quilt blocks:

11.5

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Solid/plain; Geometric

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, Backing condition is good

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; good

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (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:

9

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting, triangles

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

Blocks only are 1865-1890, recently finished

Quilt top made by:

McNamara, Mary Anne

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

inherited

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

Yes, information available

Biography of quilt owner:

See more information of original data form

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Boucher

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1836

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Ireland

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

5/19/1904

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Ireland,Wilbraham,MA

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project