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QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-1939

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:

2074

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

11/12/1994

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Carpenter's Wheel

How wide is the quilt?

87

How long is the quilt?

89.50

What color is the quilt?

Red; Cream

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Describe the repairs:

Repaired

Time period:

1850-1875

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

17.25

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Muslin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Paisley

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is soild

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; worn

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Outline; Echo

Quilt top made by:

Staples, Kezia

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:

Seeley

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Connecticut (CT)

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: CT

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project

Cite this Quilt

Staples, Kezi. Carpenter's Wheel. 1850-1875. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-1939. Accessed: 03/29/24