QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2198

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:

2319

When was the form filled out?

4/2/1995

Who helped you fill out the form?

BH.JK.MM

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Prairie Star

How wide is the quilt?

82

How long is the quilt?

83

Describe the corners:

4 corners mitered

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Red

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Time period:

1876-1900

Number of quilt blocks:

16

Size of quilt blocks:

22.5 square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Dotted; Floral; Paisley; Plaid; 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 figured, Backing condition is good

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

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, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

9, 12 square, Repeat blocks

Quilt top made by:

Trowbridge, Laura

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:

The quilt was begun in 1868 and finished some years later by Mrs. Henry (Laura Day) Trowbridge of Eastford, CT.

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Day

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Eastford, CT.

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project