QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2165

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Connecticut Historical Society

Quilt owner's city:

Hartford

Quilt owner's state:

Connecticut (CT)

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Connecticut Quilt Search

Who documented this quilt?

Connecticut Quilt Search; Connecticut Historical Society Collection

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

CT. Historical Society

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

2289

When was the form filled out?

4/2/1995

Who helped you fill out the form?

SR.TS

This is a:

Other

Describe the item:

Tied comforter

Owner's name for quilt:

Indian Hatchet

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

66

How long is the quilt?

66

What color is the quilt?

Black

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Describe the damage:

Fragile

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unused

Describe the quilt's layout:

Crazy

Number of quilt blocks:

196

Size of quilt blocks:

4 square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Describe the borders:

Solid border, Single border, 1.5, Mitered border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Satin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Novelty; Plaid; Solid/plain; Striped

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 soild

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding; Lace

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Quilt top made by:

Platt, Diantha

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Married on December 13, 1847 to Luther Sylvester Platt

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Thompson

Quiltmaker's birth date:

April 2, 1821

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Middlebury

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

after 1891

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Middlebury, CT.

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project