QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2515

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:

2617

Alternate inventory control number:

Acc. # 76:17:1

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:

Blue Resist

How wide is the quilt?

89

How long is the quilt?

100

Describe the corners:

3 corners mitered, 1 corner butted

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White

Damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

Damaged

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1760

Time period:

Pre-1799

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Linen

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton; Linen

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?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

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

May have been quilted later than 1760

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Biography of quilt owner:

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project