QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-3089
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:
215
Source of the information on this quilt:
Ancestor
When was the form filled out?
11/7/1992
Who helped you fill out the form?
GL
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Peony
How wide is the quilt?
85.5
How long is the quilt?
81.5
Describe the corners:
4 corners butted
What color is the quilt?
Pink; Green
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Stains
Time period:
1876-1900
Describe the quilt's layout:
Medallion or framed center
Number of quilt blocks:
50
Size of quilt blocks:
3.5 square
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Describe the borders:
Solid border, Printed border, Double border, Appliqued border, 6.5, 16.25
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Floral; Solid/plain; Striped
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
Description of the back:
Multiple fabrics, Backing is damaged
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front; Straight grain
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:
6
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
In-the-ditch; Outline
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Simple quilting, Border quilting similiar to the rest of the quilt
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
50, 3.5 square
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Peony. 1876-1900. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-3089. Accessed: 03/29/24