QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-2752
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:
2840
When was the form filled out?
6/1/1996
Who helped you fill out the form?
TST,CB,TS
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
8 Point Star
How wide is the quilt?
87
How long is the quilt?
100
What color is the quilt?
Cream; Brown
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Stains; Fading
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Phoebe B. Brown
Time period:
1800-1849
Number of quilt blocks:
28
Size of quilt blocks:
12.5
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated 45 degrees
Sashing width:
3.5
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Novelty; 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 is stained, Quilt back is hand pieced
How is the binding made?
Straight grain
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:
brown, white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
8
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid/crosshatch
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Heavy/close quilting, Simple quilting
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
8 Point Star. 1800-1849. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2752. Accessed: 04/26/24