QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2506

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:

2609

Alternate inventory control number:

Acc. # 45:315

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:

Chimneysweep

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

85.5

How long is the quilt?

86.5

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Beige or Tan

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Damage:

Stains; Fading

Type of inscription:

Multiple Names; Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Many names and sayings from CT.

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1847

Time period:

1850-1875

Number of quilt blocks:

25

Size of quilt blocks:

11.5 square

Sashing width:

1.75

Describe the borders:

Solid border, Printed border, Double border, 2,2, Butted border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Plaid; Geometric; Floral

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?

Front turned to back

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

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:

Simple quilting, Circles, Border quilting similiar to the rest of the quilt

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:

Many names and towns and sayings

Why was the quilt made?

Autograph or friendship

Biography of quilt owner:

See more information of original data form

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project