QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-527

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:

748

When was the form filled out?

4/17/1993

Who helped you fill out the form?

CWM, Consultant: DC

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Sunflower Friendship

How wide is the quilt?

86.75

How long is the quilt?

87

What color is the quilt?

Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Stains

Type of inscription:

Multiple Names; Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Many names from Hartford, Meriden, Norwich

Time period:

1800-1849

Number of quilt blocks:

36

Size of quilt blocks:

13

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

1.25

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 is stained, Quilt back is hand pieced

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

Quilt top made by:

Unknown, Universalist Churches of CT

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Autograph or friendship

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Hartford

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project