QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2610

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Bristol Historical Society

Quilt owner's city:

Bristol

Quilt owner's state:

Connecticut (CT)

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Connecticut Quilt Search

Who documented this quilt?

Connecticut Quilt Search; Bristol Historical Society Collection

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Bristol Historical Society

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

167

When was the form filled out?

10/24/1992

Who helped you fill out the form?

SF

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Rail Fence

How wide is the quilt?

80

How long is the quilt?

78

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

2 corners mitered

What color is the quilt?

Red; Blue or Navy; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unwashed

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Many signatures with numbers and initials

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1885

Time period:

1876-1900

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Size of quilt blocks:

2.75 square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Describe the borders:

Solid border, Triple border, 1,1,1

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Macine Piecing; Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is soild, Backing is stained, Quilt back is machine pieced

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; Good

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (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:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting, Border quilting dissimilar to the rest of the quilt, Diagonal Lines

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

Fundraiser quilt for the GAR

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 GAR Ladies, purchased by the Historical Society in 1985-86 for $400.00.

Why was the quilt made?

Commemorative

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project