QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-1853

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?

Granby

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

1993

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great Great Great Grand Aunt

When was the form filled out?

9/17/1994

Who helped you fill out the form?

SF,MM,PH

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Double T

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

79

How long is the quilt?

78

What color is the quilt?

Brown

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains; Fading

Time period:

1876-1900

Number of quilt blocks:

36

Size of quilt blocks:

10

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

2.50

Describe the borders:

Printed border, Single border, 2, Butted border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Plaid; Geometric; Floral; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Backing is stained, Quilt back is hand pieced

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; good

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

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:

brown

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6-7

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

Quilt top made by:

Unknown, Amelia

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:

Allen

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1835

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Granby

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Connecticut (CT)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1910

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Granby, West Hartford, CT

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project