QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-2791
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:
2877
Source of the information on this quilt:
Grandmother
When was the form filled out?
6/1/1996
Who helped you fill out the form?
TST,TS,CB
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Bear Paw
How wide is the quilt?
82
How long is the quilt?
102
What color is the quilt?
Green; Cream
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Stains; Fading
Describe the damage:
Damaged
Time period:
1930-1949
Number of quilt blocks:
17
Size of quilt blocks:
12.5
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated 45 degrees
Sashing width:
3.25
Describe the borders:
Solid border, Double border, Pieced border, 3,3,5
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 is stained, Quilt back is machine pieced
How is the binding made?
Straight grain; poor
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cannot tell
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:
6
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Describe the quilting designs used:
Simple quilting, scroll, Border quilting dissimilar to the rest of the quilt, overall grid
Quilt top made by:
Watson, Essie Alice
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:
Fisher
Quiltmaker's birth date:
7/27/1886
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Indiana (IN)
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
Oct. 3, 1934
Biography of the quiltmaker:
Where quiltmaker lived: Indiana
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Watson, Essie Alic. Bear Paw. 1930-1949. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2791. Accessed: 03/29/24