QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2369

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?

Polly Hall/Massacoh

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

2481

When was the form filled out?

10/24/1995

Who helped you fill out the form?

MB.EOL

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Whole Cloth

How wide is the quilt?

93.5

How long is the quilt?

94.5

Describe the corners:

4 corners butted

What color is the quilt?

White

Damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

Damaged

What is inscribed on the quilt?

A. Dyer #4

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

# 73

Time period:

Pre-1799

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

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:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Linen

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is soild, Backing is stained

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; Good

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:

7-8

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Elaborate quilting

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

The top is pieced in many pieces to make the "whole" cloth.

Quilt top made by:

Dyer, Mary

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Gift

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

Thirtieth annual State Fair, Sep. 1911

Biography of quilt owner:

See more information of original data form

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Canton

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Connecticut (CT)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project