QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2677

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:

2771

Source of the information on this quilt:

Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

6/1/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

SF,LLD,AR

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Baskets

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

83

How long is the quilt?

85.25

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Pink; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Lydia Ann Brown

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

Pieced before 1901, quilted 1991

Time period:

1901-1929

Number of quilt blocks:

46

Size of quilt blocks:

8.5

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by vertical strips

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Floral; Solid/plain; Striped

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 condition is very good

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7-8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting, floral

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

Blocks are 1890-1925, set with new fabric and backing 1991

Quilt top made by:

Brown, Lydia Ann

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

inherited

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Clark

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1857

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Cornwall

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1954

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Cornwall, CT

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project