QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-57

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:

302

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?

MB.BH.W

This is a:

Other

Describe the item:

Tied comforter

Owner's name for quilt:

Double T

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

77

How long is the quilt?

88

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Brown

Damage:

Stains

Time period:

1876-1900

Number of quilt blocks:

42

Size of quilt blocks:

9 square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

3

Describe the borders:

Butted border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Striped; Novelty; Geometric; Floral; Checked

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Macine Piecing; Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is floral, Backing condition is very good

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Quilt top made by:

Johnson/Waldron, Julia E.

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Gift

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

Was a wedding present in July 1941

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Morgan

Quiltmaker's birth date:

April 2, 1836

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Kent

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Connecticut (CT)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1904

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Kent, CT; Where quiltmaker died: Kent, CT

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project