QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-3026

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Connecticut Quilt Search

Who documented this quilt?

Connecticut Quilt Search Project

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

3107

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great Great Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

8/4/1997

Who helped you fill out the form?

SOF

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

President's Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

66.75

How long is the quilt?

56.75

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Time period:

1800-1849

Describe the borders:

Solid border, Single border, 4, Butted border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

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 condition is good

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; good

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16")

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

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

Nine sections of blue and white roller printed cotton fabric with portraits of 7 presidents to 1829., pictorial

Quilt top made by:

McKay, Clarinda Holda

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:

Beers

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Darien

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Connecticut (CT)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project