QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-1891

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?

Easton

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

2029

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

11/12/1994

Who helped you fill out the form?

LL,DC

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Rose of Sharon

How wide is the quilt?

85

How long is the quilt?

87

What color is the quilt?

Green; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Damage:

Fading; Stains

Time period:

1876-1900

Number of quilt blocks:

16

Size of quilt blocks:

15

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:

Linen

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is soild, pre-used

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

ecru

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10-12

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Heavy/close quilting, Simple quilting

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

9, 15, Two sisters worked on quilt. One sister died before quilting was finished., warp print

Quilt top made by:

Crafts, Martha A

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

inherited

Biography of quilt owner:

See more information of original data form

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Edson

Quiltmaker's birth date:

5/19/1843

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

5/30/1917

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Whately, MA

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project