QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-1907
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?
Easton
Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:
2044
When was the form filled out?
11/12/1994
Who helped you fill out the form?
AES,PKG
This is a:
Quilt top with unfinished edge
Owner's name for quilt:
Hour Glass or Double Z
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Scrap
How wide is the quilt?
64.50
How long is the quilt?
81.50
What color is the quilt?
Brown
Antique colors:
Madder Brown
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Damage:
Stains
Time period:
1876-1900
Number of quilt blocks:
30
Size of quilt blocks:
9.50
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated 45 degrees
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Geometric; Floral; Dotted; Plaid
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Description of the back:
Backing fabric print is floral, Backing condition is good
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How thick is the quilt?
Medium (3/16")
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Color of thread used in the quilting:
ecru
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
6
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Simple quilting
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
20, 9.50, 18 1/2 blocks
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Describe the source of the pattern:
Malone
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Hour Glass or Double Z. 1876-1900. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-1907. Accessed: 03/29/24