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