QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2799

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:

2884

Source of the information on this quilt:

Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

6/1/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

DC,SR,CWM

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Jacob's Ladder

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

63.5

How long is the quilt?

75

Shape of corners:

Other

What color is the quilt?

Red; Brown

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1901-1929

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

9

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

3

Describe the borders:

Border same as top, Single border, 3, Butted border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Striped; Geometric; Floral; Dotted; Checked

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 figured, Backing is stained, Backing condition is good

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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:

6

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:

Plunkett, Julia

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:

Finn

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Ireland

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1917

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Ireland, Argyle, NY, Greenwich,NY

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project