QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-472
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:
695
Source of the information on this quilt:
Grandmother
When was the form filled out?
4/17/1993
Who helped you fill out the form?
SF,JW,JS
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Double T
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Scrap
How wide is the quilt?
68
How long is the quilt?
68
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Pink
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Time period:
1876-1900
Number of quilt blocks:
16
Size of quilt blocks:
12.5
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Sashing width:
2.5
Describe the borders:
Printed border, Border same as top, Single border, 5
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Floral; Plaid; Striped
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton; Synthetic
Description of the back:
Backing fabric print is soild, Backing condition is very good
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front; very good
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Polyester
How thick is the quilt?
Medium (3/16")
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Color of thread used in the quilting:
maroon
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
6
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Simple quilting, Border quilting similiar to the rest of the quilt
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Backed and quilted at a later date
Quilt top made by:
Norton, Sara Lucy
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:
Yes, information available
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Frisbie
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1850
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Unionville
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Connecticut (CT)
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1909
Biography of the quiltmaker:
Where quiltmaker lived: Unionville, CT
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Norton, Sara Luc. Double T. 1876-1900. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-472. Accessed: 04/27/24