QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-272

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:

506

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great, Great Grandfather

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:

Hexagon Mosaic

How wide is the quilt?

70

How long is the quilt?

98.5

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Cream; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Type of inscription:

Multiple Names; Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Brooklyn N.Y.E. Conf. Also signed with many men's names

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1861

Time period:

1850-1875

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Describe the borders:

Solid border, Single border, 2, Mitered 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, Backing condition is fair

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Ecru

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

Border quilting similiar to the rest of the quilt

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Men's names, Patriotic Theme

Quilt top made by:

Mathison, Robert Lauder

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:

Made by a man and signed by many men at a Conference in NY in 1861

Why was the quilt made?

Commemorative

Biography of quilt owner:

See more information of original data form

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Westbrook, CT

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project