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QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-3119

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Connecticut Historical Society

Quilt owner's city:

Hartford

Quilt owner's state:

Connecticut (CT)

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Connecticut Quilt Search

Who documented this quilt?

Connecticut Quilt Search; Connecticut Historical Society Collection

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

CT. Historical Society

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

2330

When was the form filled out?

4/2/1995

Who helped you fill out the form?

DC.SF.EOL

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Red Cross

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Album

How wide is the quilt?

83

How long is the quilt?

93.5

What color is the quilt?

Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Names of Service men and women with military addresses

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1918

Time period:

1901-1929

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Number of quilt blocks:

250

Size of quilt blocks:

5.5 square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is soild, Backing condition is very good

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

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

28, 5.5 square, Repeat blocks

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

The quilt is called Liberty Quilt. $1,150 was raised for Red Cross Drive by the Ladies Aid Society of Windsor Ave Congregational Church of Hartford, CT. Names of men and women in service along in their service address on individual squares

Why was the quilt made?

Commemorative

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project

Cite this Quilt

Red Cross. 1901-1929. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search; Connecticut Historical Society Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-3119. Accessed: 03/28/24