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