QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2660

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Connecticut Quilt Search

Who documented this quilt?

Connecticut Quilt Search Project

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Mohawk-Cornwall

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

2755

When was the form filled out?

6/1/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

SO,JG,SR

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Sampler Applique

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Sampler

How wide is the quilt?

84

How long is the quilt?

98

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Green; Orange; Red

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Time period:

1850-1875

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

14

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Sampler

Describe the borders:

Border same as top, Single border, Appliqued border, 6.5, Butted border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is soild, Backing condition is good

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:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Heavy/close quilting, Border quilting similiar to the rest of the quilt

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Autograph or friendship

Details

• 
• 

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project