QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-267

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?

Branford

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

501

When was the form filled out?

3/6/1993

Who helped you fill out the form?

SF.JW.

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Whole Cloth

How wide is the quilt?

84

How long is the quilt?

93

What color is the quilt?

White

Damage:

Stains

Describe the repairs:

Repaired

Time period:

1800-1849

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Describe the borders:

No border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

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 soild, Coarse weave, Backing condition is good

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Cording; Fringe

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting; Stuffed work

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10-12

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Stipple

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Describe the quilting designs used:

Elaborate quilting, Border quilting similiar to the rest of the quilt, Swags, Bows, Cornucopia, Grape Vine, Floral vine

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Purchased at an estate sale in 1968

Details

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project