QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-450

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?

West Hartford

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

674

When was the form filled out?

4/17/1993

Who helped you fill out the form?

PJC

This is a:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Owner's name for quilt:

Applique Sampler

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Broiderie Perse, Sampler

How wide is the quilt?

66

How long is the quilt?

80

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Green; Red; Yellow

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Sarah Ryder Stuyvesant New York

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

May 27 (-51)

Time period:

1850-1875

Number of quilt blocks:

24

Size of quilt blocks:

11.5

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Sampler

Sashing width:

1.25

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Floral; Geometric

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique; Reverse Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

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

Each block signed, women in ink, men in cross stitching, 2 blocks 1852, 1 block 1851, Jewett City, chintz

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Autograph or friendship

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project