QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2743

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:

2832

When was the form filled out?

6/1/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

MB,LL,BH

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

London Roads

How wide is the quilt?

70

How long is the quilt?

82

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Blue or Navy; Pink

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Time period:

1901-1929

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

10.5

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

2.75

Describe the borders:

Solid border, Single border, Strippy border, 2.5, Butted border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Floral

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 good

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; good

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

Describe the quilt filling:

Batting has shifted

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

ecru

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid diamond; Echo

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

Quilt top made by:

Coss, Sarah

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

gift

Describe the source of the pattern:

Brackman #1677B

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Altamont,NY

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project