QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-2674
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:
2768
Source of the information on this quilt:
Aunt
When was the form filled out?
6/1/1996
Who helped you fill out the form?
Mc,MMcD,PKG
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Baskets
How wide is the quilt?
76.5
How long is the quilt?
74.5
What color is the quilt?
White; Pink
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Stains
Time period:
1930-1949
Number of quilt blocks:
50
Size of quilt blocks:
7.25
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated 45 degrees
Sashing width:
2.5
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 floral, Backing condition is good, Quilt back is machine pieced
How is the binding made?
Straight grain; 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:
white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
6
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Simple quilting
Quilt top made by:
Clark, Harriet Lydia
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Yes, information available
Quiltmaker's birth date:
11/11/1884
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Cornwall
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Connecticut (CT)
Biography of the quiltmaker:
Where quiltmaker lived: East Cornwall,Danbury, Winchester,CT
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Clark, Harriet Lydi. Baskets. 1930-1949. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2674. Accessed: 04/27/24
