QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-3079
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:
206
Source of the information on this quilt:
Great Grandmother
When was the form filled out?
11/7/1992
Who helped you fill out the form?
DC.SV
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Garden of Eden
How wide is the quilt?
92
How long is the quilt?
82.5
What color is the quilt?
Red; White
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Time period:
1901-1929
Number of quilt blocks:
56
Size of quilt blocks:
9.5 square
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Sashing width:
1.5
Describe the borders:
No border
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Floral; Novelty; Solid/plain
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Description of the back:
Novelty, Quilt back is machine pieced
How is the binding made?
Front turned to back
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cannot tell
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Color of thread used in the quilting:
White
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
4
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid square
Describe the quilting designs used:
Simple quilting
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Repeat blocks
Quilt top made by:
Crawford, Marion
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Inherited
Biography of quilt owner:
See more information of original data form
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Benedict
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1878
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
New Canaan
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1928-29
Biography of the quiltmaker:
Where quiltmaker lived: New Canaan,CT; Where quiltmaker died: New Cannan, CT
Details
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Crawford, Mario. Garden of Eden. 1901-1929. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-3079. Accessed: 04/23/24
