QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2569

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:

2668

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:

Delectable Mountain

How wide is the quilt?

83

How long is the quilt?

84

Shape of corners:

Other

What color is the quilt?

Green; Cream

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Damage:

Fading

Time period:

1876-1900

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Describe the borders:

Border same as top, Single border, sawtooth, 2.5

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Floral

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

dot

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project