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17-13-2522

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:

2624

Alternate inventory control number:

Acc. # 58:3

When was the form filled out?

3/9/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

MM.PG.DC

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Whole Cloth

How wide is the quilt?

90

How long is the quilt?

87

What color is the quilt?

Brown

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Stains

Describe the repairs:

Repaired

Time period:

Pre-1799

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Wool; Linen

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Wool; Linen

Description of the back:

Backing is damaged

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:

Brown

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Clamshell

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

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

Cite this Quilt

Whole Cloth. Pre-1799. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search; Danbury Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2522. Accessed: 03/28/24