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