QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-729

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Mattatuck Historical Society/Mattatuck Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Waterbury

Quilt owner's state:

Connecticut (CT)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Connecticut Quilt Search

Who documented this quilt?

Connecticut Quilt Search Project; Mattatuck Museum Collection

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Noank

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

937

Alternate inventory control number:

97.12.2

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

6/12/1993

Who helped you fill out the form?

This record was updated by the Mattatuck Museum on January 5, 2022.

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Friendship/Album

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Cross Roads

Brackman # or other source & #:

Brackman #2883

How wide is the quilt?

74"

How long is the quilt?

83"

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Brown; Green

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Type of inscription:

Date; Multiple Names; Place; Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

The names on the quilt are (moving vertically downward for each column, starting from left; as transcribed in donor folder):
Far left column:
Mrs. Clarissa Stone/Bantam
Mrs. Ruth Grannis/Milton
Mr. Dwight Stone/Litchfield
Mrs. Army Ames [?]/South farms
Julia & Carrie/Bantam
Mr. Alvah Landon/Bantam Conn
Mr. Thomas Stone, Jr./Minesota [sic]


Second from left:
Mr. Alvah Stone/Bantam
Mr. Leonard Stone/Litchfield
Mr. Edward Stone/Plainville
Mr. & Mrs. Alonzo Smith/Wolcotville
July 1st 1861
Mr & Mrs Wm Landon/Bantam Falls/Connectticut [sic]
Mr & Mrs John Landon/Bantam falls/Conn
Mr & Mrs Tho. Hubbard/Wolcotville
Miss Emily Landon/Bantam


Third from left:
Mr. Lemen Stone/Bantam
Mrs. Permelia Stone/Bantam
Mr. Henry Stone/Terryville
Mrs. Clarinda Stone/Terryville
Mr. Orwill Stone/Bantam
Miss Mary A. Stone/Bantam
Mr. Henry Lane/New Jersey
Mrs. Jane Lane/New Jersey


Fourth from left:
Mr. Julius Stone/Bantam falls
Mrs. Sally Stone/bantam falls
Mr. Lucius C. Stone/Bantam falls
Mrs. Phebe Stone/Bantam falls
Mr. Lawrence Stone/Bantam falls
Mrs. Almira Stone/Bantam falls
Mr. Clark Loveland/South farms
Miss Martha Stone/Bantam


Fifth from left:
Mr. Garry Potter/Bantam falls
Mrs. Mary Ann Potter/Bantam falls
Mr. Raphel Potter/Bantam falls
Mrs. Diana Potter/Bantam falls
Mr. Lyman Granis/Milton
Mrs. Sally Granis/Milton
Mr. Sheldon Granis/Milton
Mrs. Irene Granis/Milton


Sixth from left:
Mr. Waite/Cotton Hollow/Conn
Mrs. Waite/Cotton Hollow/Conn
Mr. Hart Welden/Wolcotville
Mrs. Eliza Welden/Wolcotville
Mr. James Phelps/Litchfield
Mrs. James Phelps/Litchfield
Mr. Jerome Wheeler/Banta,
Mrs. Fanny Wheeler/Bantam


Rightmost row:
Mr. Henry Chaseman/South Glastonbury
Mrs. Emily richmond/Plymouth
Mrs. Betsy H---y (inksmead?)/Connectticut [sic]
Mrs. Urania B. Judd/Wolcotville
Mrs. Polly Beardslee/Plymouth
Miss Emeline Boyd/York State
Miss Margaret Judd/Wolcottville
Mary Ann Cachwall/Newfield

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

July 9, 1861

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt finished?

1861

Number of quilt blocks:

56

Size of quilt blocks:

8.25

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

2

Describe the borders:

Printed border, Border same as top, Single border, Strippy border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Geometric; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton; Linen

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is soild, Backing condition is good

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

ecru and green

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid diamond; Outline

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:

Name on back - Merrit Maltby. Many names, towns and dates. Bantams

Quilt top made by:

Landon, Ellen

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

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

New Britain, Connecticut. New Britain Museum of American Art, "Let Me Quilt One More Day," October 4, 2014 - January, 4, 2015. Waterbury, Connecticut. Mattatuck Museum, "Cover Stories: Quilts and Bed Coverings from Regional Collections," January 18 - March 23, 2008.

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Stone Smith

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Litchfield County, CT

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project