QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2195

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:

2316

When was the form filled out?

4/2/1995

Who helped you fill out the form?

BH.JK.MM

This is a:

Finished quilt

Describe the item:

Originally a petticoat, cut down to a bed rug.

Owner's name for quilt:

Calamanco Petticoat

How wide is the quilt?

47.5

How long is the quilt?

70

What color is the quilt?

Red

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Describe the repairs:

Repaired

Time period:

1800-1849

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Linen; Wool

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Linsey-woolsey

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, Backing fabric print is striped, Repaired

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back; Woven tape

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Ecru

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6-7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Describe the quilting designs used:

Heavy/close quilting, Elaborate quilting

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project