QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-1238
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?
Hartford
Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:
1415
When was the form filled out?
3/19/1994
Who helped you fill out the form?
SR,CM,LB
This is a:
Quilt top with unfinished edge
Owner's name for quilt:
Shadow Box
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Scrap
How wide is the quilt?
77
How long is the quilt?
97
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Unused
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Many signatures
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
1883
Time period:
1876-1900
Number of quilt blocks:
63
Size of quilt blocks:
9
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Sashing width:
1.5
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton; Other synthetic
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Checked; Floral; Geometric; Novelty; Plaid; 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 people from Essex, Ivorytown, Seymour, Mattituck, Long Island, NY. Blocks are older than sashing., Repeat blocks
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Why was the quilt made?
Autograph or friendship
Details
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Shadow Box. 1876-1900. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-1238. Accessed: 03/29/24
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1876-1900
Shadow Box