QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2489

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Danbury Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Danbury

Quilt owner's state:

Connecticut (CT)

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Connecticut Quilt Search

Who documented this quilt?

Connecticut Quilt Search; Danbury Museum Collection

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Scott Fanton Museum, Danbury

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

2593

Alternate inventory control number:

Acc. # 76:17:2

When was the form filled out?

3/9/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

SF.MM.

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Eagle Medallion

How wide is the quilt?

77.5

How long is the quilt?

78

Describe the corners:

3 corners mitered, 1 corner butted

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Cream; Red

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Time period:

1850-1875

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Paisley; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

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

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:

6

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:

Corner blocks have Appliqued Eagles

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:

This quilt was a color plate in Bishop/Houck "All Flags Flying American Patriotic Quilts and Expressions of Liberty".

Why was the quilt made?

Commemorative

Biography of quilt owner:

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project