QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-3067

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:

203

Source of the information on this quilt:

Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

11/7/1992

Who helped you fill out the form?

GL

Owner's name for quilt:

Streak of Lightening

How wide is the quilt?

90.5

How long is the quilt?

97.5

Shape of corners:

Other

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Green; Pink

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Describe the damage:

Damaged, Fragile

What is inscribed on the quilt?

NA

Time period:

1850-1875

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by vertical strips

Describe the borders:

Appliqued border, 6.5

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back; Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Describe the quilting designs used:

Border quilting similiar to the rest of the quilt, Concentric

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

Diagonal Set

Quilt top made by:

Smith, Mary Jane

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Inherited

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Henninger

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1875

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Center County

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Central PA; Where quiltmaker died: Naugatuck, CT

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project