QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-1981
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?
Clinton
Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:
2113
When was the form filled out?
11/19/1994
Who helped you fill out the form?
J,JK,SR
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Stamp Basket
How wide is the quilt?
77
How long is the quilt?
78
What color is the quilt?
Red
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor; Two color
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Stains; Fading
Describe the damage:
Damaged
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Thomaston CT
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
April 8, 1879
Time period:
1876-1900
Number of quilt blocks:
36
Size of quilt blocks:
11
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Sashing width:
2
Describe the borders:
Solid border, Single border, Pieced border, 3.50, Butted border
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Macine Piecing; Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Description of the back:
Backing is stained, repaired
How is the binding made?
Bias grain
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:
6
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Simple quilting, Border quilting dissimilar to the rest of the quilt
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Sawtooth border on two ends. Blocks appear to be done by different people.
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Purchased
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Stamp Basket. 1876-1900. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-1981. Accessed: 03/29/24