QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2257

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?

Essex

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

2375

Alternate inventory control number:

2375-B is a matching quilt 74 x 74

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great-Grandmother, Great Aunt, Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

5/20/1995

Who helped you fill out the form?

B.R.DC

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?

23.5

How long is the quilt?

56

What color is the quilt?

Black; Brown

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Describe the quilt's layout:

Crazy

Number of quilt blocks:

16

Size of quilt blocks:

18 square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Wool

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Geometric; Plaid; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Wool

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is figured, Backing fabric print is soild, Backing is damaged

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

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

Pillow Cover - Oral tradition says that it was made in 1930.

Quilt top made by:

Phillippi, Laura; McDowell, Amanda Susan; Phillippi, Ora

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:

(1) McDowell, (3) Shaffer

Quiltmaker's birth date:

(1) August 12, 1856 (2) August 22, 1863, (3) March

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Cook Township, Ligonier

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

(1)May 24,1941, (2)July 3, 1941,(3) August 12, 195

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Cook Township, Ligonier, PA

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project