QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-174

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?

Manchester

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

413

When was the form filled out?

2/6/1993

Who helped you fill out the form?

B.R.DC

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Friendship Album

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Album

How wide is the quilt?

73

How long is the quilt?

81

Describe the corners:

2 corners mitered

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Cream; Rust

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unwashed

Time period:

1850-1875

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

10 square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

2.75

Describe the borders:

No border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Paisley; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is floral, Backing fabric print is striped, Backing is stained, Quilt back is hand pieced

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting, Straight line

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Purchased

Why was the quilt made?

Autograph or friendship

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project