QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-3063

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?

Woodstock

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

199

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great Aunt

When was the form filled out?

11/7/1992

Who helped you fill out the form?

SV.DC

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Ohio Rose

How wide is the quilt?

82.5

How long is the quilt?

100

What color is the quilt?

Pink; Green; Cream

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Time period:

1930-1949

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

20 square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Describe the borders:

Solid border, Appliqued border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Muslin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is soild, Backing condition is excellent

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; Excellent

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:

12

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Wreaths

Describe the quilting designs used:

Heavy/close quilting, Pictorial, Border quilting similiar to the rest of the quilt, Flowers

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

Repeat blocks

Quilt top made by:

Pray, Emma

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Inherited

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Dow

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1870

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Maine (ME)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1940

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Maine; Where quiltmaker died: Maine

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project