QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2478

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Museum of the New Haven Colony

Quilt owner's city:

New Haven

Quilt owner's state:

Connecticut (CT)

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Connecticut Quilt Search

Who documented this quilt?

Connecticut Quilt Search; Museum of the New Haven Colony Collection

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

New Haven Colony

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

2582

Alternate inventory control number:

Acc. # 1993.302

When was the form filled out?

3/9/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

JS.SR

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Streak of Lightening

How wide is the quilt?

83

How long is the quilt?

92

Describe the corners:

3 corners mitered, 1 corner butted

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Cream

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Time period:

1800-1849

Size of quilt blocks:

2

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by vertical strips

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Coarse, Backing condition is good

How is the binding made?

Woven tape

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:

Ecru

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

12

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Clamshell

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Biography of quilt owner:

See more information of original data form

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project