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QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2597

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Sherman Historical Society

Quilt owner's city:

Sherman

Quilt owner's state:

Connecticut (CT)

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Connecticut Quilt Search

Who documented this quilt?

Connecticut Quilt Search; Sherman Historical Society Collection

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Sherman Historical Society

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

2694

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

5/13/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

SR,ET,PMG

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Star Burst

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

74

How long is the quilt?

83

What color is the quilt?

Green; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unused

Time period:

1876-1900

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Size of quilt blocks:

1.75

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Plaid; Solid/plain; Striped

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

How is the binding made?

Straight 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:

black

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

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

On back "L Boyd Ocala" "MCA" (Mable Aiken)

Quilt top made by:

Haviland, Florence

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

inherited

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Briggs

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1893

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project

Cite this Quilt

Haviland, Florenc. Star Burst. 1876-1900. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search; Sherman Historical Society Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2597. Accessed: 03/29/24