QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2770

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:

2857

Source of the information on this quilt:

Step Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

6/1/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

SF,LLD,AR

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Virginia Reel Variation

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

72

How long is the quilt?

97

What color is the quilt?

Pink; Blue or Navy; White

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Time period:

1930-1949

Number of quilt blocks:

48

Size of quilt blocks:

12

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Checked; Solid/plain; Novelty

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Macine Piecing

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is floral, Quilt back is machine 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:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Backing newer than front., Repeat blocks

Quilt top made by:

Faber, Ellen

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

inherited

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Richardson

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1862

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Pawtaucket

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Rhode Island (RI)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1944

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Pawtaucket, RI, Yonkers, NY

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project