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