QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-2675
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:
2769
Source of the information on this quilt:
Cousin
When was the form filled out?
6/1/1996
Who helped you fill out the form?
MB,BH,LL
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Chimneysweep
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Scrap
How wide is the quilt?
76
How long is the quilt?
86
What color is the quilt?
Pink; Brown
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Stains
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Ellen Clark
Time period:
1876-1900
Number of quilt blocks:
42
Size of quilt blocks:
9.5
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Sashing width:
2.5 - 3
Describe the borders:
Border same as top, Single border, Strippy border, 2.5, Butted border
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Plaid; Floral; Checked; 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 plaid, Backing fabric print is soild, geometric, Quilt back is hand 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?
Thin (Less than 3/16")
Describe the quilt filling:
Batting has shifted
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
6
Describe the quilting designs used:
Simple quilting, cross hatching, motifs
Quilt top made by:
Clark, Ellen Ann
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
inherited
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Brown
Quiltmaker's birth date:
12/17/1846
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Cornwall
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Connecticut (CT)
Biography of the quiltmaker:
Where quiltmaker lived: Cornwall, CT
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Clark, Ellen An. Chimneysweep. 1876-1900. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2675. Accessed: 03/29/24