QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2617

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Sherman Historical Society

Quilt owner's city:

Sherman

Quilt owner's state:

Connecticut (CT)

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Connecticut Quilt Search

Who documented this quilt?

Connecticut Quilt Search; Sherman Historical Society Collection

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Sherman Historical Society

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

2713

When was the form filled out?

5/13/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

SR,ET,PMG

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Whole Cloth

How wide is the quilt?

90

How long is the quilt?

93

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Pink

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Time period:

Pre-1799

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral

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 soild, Backing is stained

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

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:

brown

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Clamshell

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Heavy/close quilting

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

Panels are 22". Tag on it reads "Glazed chintz Hand Quilt 1700-1800 PrePatchwork Mary Pattison"

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project