QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-3066

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:

202

When was the form filled out?

11/7/1992

Who helped you fill out the form?

PG.MB.TS

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Ocean Waves with Redwork

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

81

How long is the quilt?

71.75

Describe the corners:

4 corners mitered

What color is the quilt?

White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Stains

What is inscribed on the quilt?

DS embroidered on the quilt

Time period:

1901-1929

Size of quilt blocks:

12 square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

Describe the borders:

No border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Plaid; Novelty; Geometric; Floral; Checked; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

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?

Woven tape

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

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Inherited

Why was the quilt made?

Commemorative

Biography of quilt owner:

See more information of original data form

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project