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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

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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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