QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2501

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:

2604

Alternate inventory control number:

Acc. # 801:8:1

When was the form filled out?

3/9/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

MM.PG

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Calamanco

How wide is the quilt?

94.5

How long is the quilt?

93

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Time period:

Pre-1799

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Wool

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Glazed

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Wool; Linen

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is soild, Pieced, Repaired

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Wool

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16")

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Navy

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Heavy/close quilting, Floral

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

Wool is 31 inches wide

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