QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-2720
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:
2811
Source of the information on this quilt:
Mother
When was the form filled out?
6/1/1996
Who helped you fill out the form?
SR,SO
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Oak Leaf and Reel
How wide is the quilt?
65
How long is the quilt?
85
What color is the quilt?
White; Green
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Damage:
Fading
Time period:
1901-1929
Number of quilt blocks:
18
Size of quilt blocks:
15.5
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated 45 degrees
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Novelty
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 fabric print is soild
How is the binding made?
Edges turned in/ no separate binding
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:
6
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Describe the quilting designs used:
Simple quilting, Leaf
Quilt top made by:
Bisaillon, Laura
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:
Duchesneau
Quiltmaker's birth date:
8/2/1885
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Weedon
Quiltmaker's birthplace, province:
Quebec
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
Canada
Biography of the quiltmaker:
Where quiltmaker lived: New Bedford, MA, Waterbury, CT
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Bisaillon, Laur. Oak Leaf and Reel. 1901-1929. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2720. Accessed: 03/29/24