QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2526

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:

2627

Alternate inventory control number:

Acc. # 79:49

When was the form filled out?

3/9/1996

This is a:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Owner's name for quilt:

Album

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Album, Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

100

How long is the quilt?

104

What color is the quilt?

Red; Brown

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Time period:

1850-1875

Number of quilt blocks:

64

Size of quilt blocks:

10 square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

2

Describe the borders:

Border same as top, 2, Butted border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Novelty; Geometric; Floral; Solid/plain; Plaid

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

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

Many Danbury names

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:

Made by the Ladies of the Great Plains Union Chapel, Danbury

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