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17-13-693

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?

Noank

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

903

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great Great Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

6/12/1993

Who helped you fill out the form?

MC

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Shoofly

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Album, Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

88

How long is the quilt?

88

What color is the quilt?

Black; Blue or Navy; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Stains

What is inscribed on the quilt?

many signatures and dates

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1849

Time period:

1850-1875

Number of quilt blocks:

56

Size of quilt blocks:

7.5

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

Sashing width:

3

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Plaid; Geometric; Floral; Dotted; Checked; Solid/plain; Striped

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 floral, Backing fabric print is striped, Backing is stained

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back; Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16")

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

Quilt top made by:

Watrous, Sarah Ann

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

inherited

Why was the quilt made?

Autograph or friendship

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Young

Quiltmaker's birth date:

Nov. 12, 1826

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Westchester, CT

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project

Cite this Quilt

Watrous, Sarah An. Shoofly. 1850-1875. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-693. Accessed: 03/28/24