QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2584

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:

2682

When was the form filled out?

5/8/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

MC,JH,ET

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Roman Stripes

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

60.5

How long is the quilt?

61

What color is the quilt?

Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Time period:

1901-1929

Number of quilt blocks:

100

Size of quilt blocks:

5.5

Describe the borders:

Solid border, 3.5

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Wool; Cotton; Silk

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Plaid; Paisley; 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 condition is worn, Quilt back is machine pieced

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding; worn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

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:

green

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch

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