QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-71

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Connecticut Quilt Search; Quilts and Health; Quilts and Human Rights

Who documented this quilt?

Connecticut Quilt Search Project

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Manchester

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

316

When was the form filled out?

2/6/1993

Who helped you fill out the form?

TS.RF.MG

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Sanitary Fair Sampler

How wide is the quilt?

75.5

How long is the quilt?

95

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Red; Yellow

Describe the damage:

Damaged, Fragile

Type of inscription:

Date; Message; Place

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Tarrytown Sanitary Fair for Benefit of Disabled Soldiers July 1864 Amount realized

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

July 1864

Location of inscription:

on block

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt finished?

1864

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

1864

Number of quilt blocks:

45

Size of quilt blocks:

9.5 square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Sampler

Sashing width:

2.5

Describe the borders:

Printed border, Single border, 3.5

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Novelty; Solid/plain

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:

Backing fabric print is floral, Backing condition is good

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

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

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Inherited from husband's family. Now in Manchester, CT.

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

Quilt was a fund raiser in Tarrytown, NY to raise monies for the Civil War effort.

Biography of quilt owner:

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project