QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2363

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Stratford Historical Society

Quilt owner's city:

Stratford

Quilt owner's state:

Connecticut (CT)

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Connecticut Quilt Search

Who documented this quilt?

Connecticut Quilt Search; Stratford Historical Society Collection

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Stratford Historical Society

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

2475

Source of the information on this quilt:

Aunt

When was the form filled out?

10/7/1995

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Dahlia

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

73

How long is the quilt?

88

Describe the corners:

4 corners butted

What color is the quilt?

Pink; Green; Gold; Cream

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

What is inscribed on the quilt?

P.N.T.

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

42

Time period:

1930-1949

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

10.75 square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

Describe the borders:

Solid border, 5, Butted border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Floral

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:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is soild, Backing is stained, Quilt back is machine pieced

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; Worn

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Pink

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting, Fleur de Lis, Grid

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

12, 10.75 square, Label:Quilt made for the wedding of Mildred Cowdrey to Frederick Higgins-Aug. 8, 1942, Terryville Congregational Church by Rev. Summer Johnson Made by Pauline n. Tomell

Quilt top made by:

Tomell, Pauline

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Gift

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

Displayed in the "Celebrating Weddings and Christenings" October 5-6, 1995: Terryville, CT.

Why was the quilt made?

Autograph or friendship

Biography of quilt owner:

See more information of original data form

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Nickel

Quiltmaker's birth date:

September 9, 1886

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Germany

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

March 12, 1975

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Bristol, CT.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project