QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-2776
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:
2863
When was the form filled out?
6/1/1996
Who helped you fill out the form?
MC,MM,PKG
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Hickory Leaf
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Scrap
How wide is the quilt?
38.75
How long is the quilt?
48
What color is the quilt?
Cream; Blue or Navy; Yellow
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Time period:
1850-1875
Number of quilt blocks:
12
Size of quilt blocks:
8
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Checked; Solid/plain; Plaid
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 damaged, Quilt back is hand pieced
How is the binding made?
Bias grain; good
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How thick is the quilt?
Thin (Less than 3/16")
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:
7-8
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid/crosshatch; Outline
Describe the quilting designs used:
Simple quilting
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
12, 8
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Hickory Leaf. 1850-1875. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2776. Accessed: 04/26/24