QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2731

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:

2820

Source of the information on this quilt:

Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

6/1/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

SR,SO,JG

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Redwork

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Sampler

How wide is the quilt?

67.5

How long is the quilt?

83

What color is the quilt?

White; Red

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Time period:

1901-1929

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

10.5

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Sampler

Sashing width:

5

Describe the borders:

Border same as top, Single border, Strippy border, 5

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is soild, Backing condition is good

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding; Straight grain; good

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid diamond

Describe the quilting designs used:

Heavy/close quilting

Quilt top made by:

Long, Lucinda Arbuthnot

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:

Sabean

Quiltmaker's birth date:

12/1/1869

Quiltmaker's birthplace, province:

Nova Scotia

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Canada

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

2/3/1961

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Nova Scotia, Boston, MA

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project