QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-2485
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:
2589
Alternate inventory control number:
Acc. #1979.410
When was the form filled out?
3/9/1996
Who helped you fill out the form?
JK.TS.MM
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Sunburst
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Scrap
How wide is the quilt?
117
How long is the quilt?
98
Describe the corners:
4 corners mitered
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Cream; Red
Damage:
Stains
Describe the damage:
Damaged
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Memorial Inscriptions, Brown, Trowbridge, Newcomb, Souther, Hall, Carr, Wellington
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
1848
Time period:
1850-1875
Number of quilt blocks:
34
Size of quilt blocks:
15 diameter
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Dotted; Floral; Geometric; 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, Repaired, Backing is damaged, Quilt back is hand pieced
How is the binding made?
Straight grain
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
Describe the quilt filling:
Batting has shifted
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Color of thread used in the quilting:
Ecru
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
6-8
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Echo; Outline
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Cutout for poster bed
Quilt top made by:
Brown, Anna Woodward
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:
Anna W. Trowbridge born to Nathaniel and Martha (Hall) Trowbridge of Newton, MA and married Daniel Jacobs of Roxbury, MA on Oct. 3, 1843
Why was the quilt made?
Autograph or friendship
Biography of quilt owner:
See more information of original data form
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Trowbridge
Quiltmaker's birth date:
December 3, 1820
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Newton
Details
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Brown, Anna Woodwar. Sunburst. 1850-1875. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search; Museum of the New Haven Colony Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2485. Accessed: 03/29/24