QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-1827

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?

Washington

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

121

Source of the information on this quilt:

Grandmother's Aunt

When was the form filled out?

10/3/1992

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Crazy

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

50

How long is the quilt?

59

What color is the quilt?

Black

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

HDK

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1883

Describe the quilt's layout:

Crazy

Number of quilt blocks:

28

Size of quilt blocks:

29

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Describe the borders:

One Lace, Second velvet, Double border, 2,2, Mitered border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Satin; Velvet

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Geometric; Plaid; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Satin/Sateen

Description of the back:

machine quilted in a clam shell pattern

How is the binding made?

Lace

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Teal

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

Center Medallion

Quilt top made by:

Kilbourne, Harriet

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Inherited

Why was the quilt made?

Autograph or friendship

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Treat

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1860

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: West Hartford, CT

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project