QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2794

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:

2880

Source of the information on this quilt:

Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

6/1/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

LN,JG

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Dresden Plate

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

80.5

How long is the quilt?

89

What color is the quilt?

Lavender; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Time period:

1930-1949

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

15

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

2.25

Describe the borders:

Border same as top, Double border, ice cream cone on 2 sides, 2.25

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Dotted; Checked; Solid/plain; Geometric

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?

Bias grain; Straight grain; good

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

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid diamond; Outline

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting, Border quilting similiar to the rest of the quilt

Quilt top made by:

Rhamy, Anna

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:

Wiltsie

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1874

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

LaFontaine

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Indiana (IN)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1962

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: LaFontaine, IN

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project