QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2564

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:

2663

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:

Snowflake

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

77

How long is the quilt?

86

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Time period:

1850-1875

Number of quilt blocks:

56

Size of quilt blocks:

7

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

2

Describe the borders:

Border same as top, Triple border, 2, Mitered border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Plaid; Paisley; Geometric; Floral; Solid/plain; Striped

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 floral, Backing is stained

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16")

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

ecru

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting, cable

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project