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QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2688

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:

2781

When was the form filled out?

6/1/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

CB,TS,TST

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

6 Patch Diamond

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

What color is the quilt?

Purple; Gray

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Time period:

1876-1900

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Number of quilt blocks:

92

Size of quilt blocks:

11 x 22

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Wool

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Striped; Plaid

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Wool

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is plaid, Backing condition is good, Quilt back is hand pieced

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; good

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

brown

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting, diagonal lines

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project

Cite this Quilt

6 Patch Diamond. 1876-1900. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2688. Accessed: 03/29/24