QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2375

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?

Massacoh

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

2486

When was the form filled out?

10/24/1995

Who helped you fill out the form?

SF.MM.BT

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Chimneysweep

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Hawaiian-style, Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

86.5

How long is the quilt?

88

Describe the corners:

4 corners mitered

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Type of inscription:

Multiple Names

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Many names

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1849,1850,1851

Time period:

1850-1875

Number of quilt blocks:

41

Size of quilt blocks:

10 square

Sashing width:

2.75

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Dotted; Floral; Solid/plain

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 is stained

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:

Brown, Ecru, Blue and Light Blue

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

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:

With corner blocks

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project