QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-1366

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Old Woodbury Historical Society

Quilt owner's city:

Woodbury

Quilt owner's state:

Connecticut (CT)

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Connecticut Quilt Search

Who documented this quilt?

Connecticut Quilt Search; Old Woodbury Historical Society Collection

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Washington

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

6

When was the form filled out?

10/3/1992

Who helped you fill out the form?

TS.RF.MB

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Album Variation

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

81

How long is the quilt?

90

Describe the corners:

4 corners butted

What color is the quilt?

Red; Pink; Green; Blue or Navy; White

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Describe the damage:

Damaged

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Many names, slogans, and dates

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1849-1853

Time period:

1850-1875

Number of quilt blocks:

55

Size of quilt blocks:

9 square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

Sashing width:

1.5

Describe the borders:

No border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Geometric; Floral; Dotted; Checked

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Macine Piecing; Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is floral, Backing condition is fair

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; Worn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16")

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Describe the quilting designs used:

Heavy/close quilting

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

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

Owned by the Old Woodbury Historical Society

Why was the quilt made?

Autograph or friendship

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project