QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2560

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

New Milford Historical Society

Quilt owner's city:

New Milford

Quilt owner's state:

Connecticut (CT)

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Connecticut Quilt Search

Who documented this quilt?

Connecticut Quilt Search; New Milford Historical Society Collection

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

New Milford Historical Society

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

2659

When was the form filled out?

5/8/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

SO,SR

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Applique Sampler

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Album, Sampler

How wide is the quilt?

93

How long is the quilt?

93

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Gold; Green; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Many signatures with ages

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1853

Time period:

1850-1875

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

Number of quilt blocks:

36

Size of quilt blocks:

13

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Sampler

Describe the borders:

Border same as top, Double border, Appliqued border, tulip vine, 7.5, Butted border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is soild, Backing is stained

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

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

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

Signed and initialed, also with people who have died.Cut applique. Each block represents member of family.

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