QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-696
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:
906
When was the form filled out?
6/12/1993
Who helped you fill out the form?
LL,SR,SJ
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Whole Cloth
How wide is the quilt?
88
How long is the quilt?
92.5
What color is the quilt?
Brown
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Stains; Fading
Describe the damage:
Damaged
Describe the repairs:
Repaired
Time period:
Pre-1799
Describe the quilt's layout:
Wholecloth
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton; Linen
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:
Wool; Linen
Description of the back:
Backing fabric print is soild, Backing condition is worn, Quilt back is hand pieced
How is the binding made?
Edges turned in/ no separate binding
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Wool
How thick is the quilt?
Medium (3/16")
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Color of thread used in the quilting:
brown
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
7-8
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Clamshell
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Feathering
Describe the quilting designs used:
Heavy/close quilting, Elaborate quilting
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Linsey-Woolsey or fustian (cotton/wool)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Whole Cloth. Pre-1799. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-696. Accessed: 03/28/24