QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-2634
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?
Mohawk-Cornwall
Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:
2730
When was the form filled out?
6/1/1996
Who helped you fill out the form?
JG,SD,SR
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Basket of Tulips
How wide is the quilt?
98
How long is the quilt?
100
What color is the quilt?
Red; Green; Cream
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Unwashed, Unused
Time period:
1876-1900
Number of quilt blocks:
25
Size of quilt blocks:
11.5
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated 45 degrees
Describe the borders:
Border same as top, Single border, Appliqued border, 8.5
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
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:
Silk
Description of the back:
Backing fabric print is soild, Quilt back is hand pieced
How is the binding made?
Straight grain; very good
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cannot tell
How thick is the quilt?
Thin (Less than 3/16")
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Color of thread used in the quilting:
ecru, green, red
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
11
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Wreaths
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Elaborate quilting, Circles, Border quilting similiar to the rest of the quilt
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
16, 11.5
Quilt top made by:
Unknown, Torrington Historical Society ID#2730
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Biography of quilt owner:
See more information of original data form
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Unknown, Torrington Historical Society ID#273. Basket of Tulips. 1876-1900. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2634. Accessed: 03/29/24