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QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-1000

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?

Vernon

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

1192

Source of the information on this quilt:

Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

11/6/1993

Who helped you fill out the form?

SF,KR,MC

This is a:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Owner's name for quilt:

Charm Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

74.75

How long is the quilt?

78.25

What color is the quilt?

Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Stains

Time period:

1876-1900

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Number of quilt blocks:

1275

Size of quilt blocks:

3 x 1.50

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

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

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Many madders. Diagonal rows of light and dark, chintz

Quilt top made by:

Nettleton, Jenny

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

inherited

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Yes, information available

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Moutlon

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Prospect

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Connecticut (CT)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1931

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Prospect, CT

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project

Cite this Quilt

Nettleton, Jenn. Charm Quilt. 1876-1900. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-1000. Accessed: 03/29/24