QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-2703
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:
2795
Source of the information on this quilt:
Great 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:
Sampler
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Sampler, Scrap
How wide is the quilt?
87
How long is the quilt?
87.75
Overall color scheme:
Light or pastel colors; Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Fading
Time period:
1876-1900
Number of quilt blocks:
49
Size of quilt blocks:
11.5
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Sampler
Sashing width:
1.25
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Paisley; Geometric; Floral; Dotted; Checked; Solid/plain; Striped
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 striped, Backing condition is very good, Quilt back is hand 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:
5-6
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Describe the quilting designs used:
Simple quilting, Circles
Quilt top made by:
Parker, Evalina M
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
inherited
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Yes, information available
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Leete
Quiltmaker's birth date:
8/11/1858
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1/26/1941
Biography of the quiltmaker:
Where quiltmaker lived: Chester,CT
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Parker, Evalina . Sampler. 1876-1900. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2703. Accessed: 04/26/24