QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2693

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:

2786

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:

Virginia Reel Variation

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

77.75

How long is the quilt?

77.75

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Stains

Time period:

1901-1929

Number of quilt blocks:

64

Size of quilt blocks:

8

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

1.25

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Dotted; Floral; Geometric

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 soild, Backing condition is new, Quilt back is machine pieced

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; new

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:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

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

Recently backed and quilted, Repeat blocks

Quilt top made by:

Gray, Margaret Fuller

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

inherited

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Pangburn

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1890

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Altamont, NY

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project