QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-2710
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:
2802
When was the form filled out?
6/1/1996
Who helped you fill out the form?
TS,CB,TST
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Star of Bethlehem
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Scrap
How wide is the quilt?
102
How long is the quilt?
103
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Stains; Fading
Describe the damage:
Damaged
Time period:
1850-1875
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Paisley; Novelty; Floral; Checked; Plaid
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 floral, Backing is stained, Quilt back is hand pieced
How is the binding made?
Straight grain; good
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
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:
6-7
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid/crosshatch; Grid diamond
Describe the quilting designs used:
Simple quilting, Circles
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Star of Bethlehem. 1850-1875. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2710. Accessed: 03/29/24