QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2484

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:

2588

Alternate inventory control number:

Acc. #1992.308

When was the form filled out?

3/9/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

SR.JS

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Album

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Album, Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

71

How long is the quilt?

89.5

Describe the corners:

3 corners mitered, 1 corner butted

What color is the quilt?

Pink; Cream

Damage:

Stains; Fading

Describe the damage:

Damaged

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Catharine Jarvis; Troy, NY, Sally Jones, Norwalk, CT. on front. C. Osborne on back,

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1850

Time period:

1850-1875

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

9 square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Plaid; Novelty; Geometric; Floral; Dotted; Solid/plain; 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 soild, Backing is stained

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; Stained

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

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:

Ecru

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Heavy/close quilting

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

20, 9 square, Various sayings also appear on this quilt, Repeat blocks

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Autograph or friendship

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project