QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2202

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Connecticut Historical Society

Quilt owner's city:

Hartford

Quilt owner's state:

Connecticut (CT)

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Connecticut Quilt Search

Who documented this quilt?

Connecticut Quilt Search; Connecticut Historical Society Collection

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

CT. Historical Society

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

2322

When was the form filled out?

4/2/1995

Who helped you fill out the form?

BH.JK.MM

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Friendship Star

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

69.5

How long is the quilt?

84

Describe the corners:

2 corners mitered, 2 corners butted

What color is the quilt?

Pink; Brown

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1800-1849

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

11 square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

2.5

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Striped; Plaid; Floral; Checked

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 floral, Backing condition is good

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

Quilt top made by:

Unknown, Edith; Chase, Mary

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

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

This quilt was sewn by Edith Chase with the help of her mother Mary Staplins Chase.

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Chase,Staplins

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Wallingford, CT.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project