QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-17

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:

265

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great, Great, Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

11/7/1992

Who helped you fill out the form?

PG.MB.TS

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Variable Star

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

89

How long is the quilt?

92.5

Describe the corners:

4 corners butted

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Brown; Red

Antique colors:

Indigo Blue

Damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

Damaged

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1822

Time period:

1800-1849

Number of quilt blocks:

32

Size of quilt blocks:

7.5 square

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by vertical strips

Sashing width:

2,8,2

Describe the borders:

Printed border, Border 2 sides, Single border, 2.5

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Description of the back:

Backing condition is good, Quilt back is hand 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, Brown

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

Quilt top made by:

Hurlbutt, Fanny

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Inherited

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

Never used passed down to a girl in the family, Fanny Bill married Peter Lester Hurlett in 1822. The quilt was given to Fanny Bill Hurlbutt and then bequeathed to her grandniece, Belle Robinson

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Bill

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1792

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Groton, Gales Ferry, Ledyard

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1866

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Groton, Gales Ferry/ Ledyard, CT; Where quiltmaker died: Gales Ferry, CT

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project