QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-568
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?
Greenwich
Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:
785
When was the form filled out?
5/22/1993
Who helped you fill out the form?
MB,BH,LL
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Chimneysweep
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Album
How wide is the quilt?
96
How long is the quilt?
97
What color is the quilt?
Cream; Red
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
1851
Time period:
1850-1875
Number of quilt blocks:
49
Size of quilt blocks:
10
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Sashing width:
1.75
Describe the borders:
Solid border, Printed border, Double border, Strippy border, 3,3, Mitered border
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Floral; 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
Describe the binding:
Piping
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Color of thread used in the quilting:
ecru
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
10
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Clamshell; Outline
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Heavy/close quilting, Border quilting similiar to the rest of the quilt, stencil
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Block in corner reads "Finished May 1852"
Quilt top made by:
Unknown, Stillson Benevolent Society
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Why was the quilt made?
Autograph or friendship
Biography of quilt owner:
See more information of original data form
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Greenwich
Details
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Unknown, Stillson Benevolent Societ. Chimneysweep. 1850-1875. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-568. Accessed: 04/26/24