QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2700

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:

2792

Source of the information on this quilt:

Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

6/1/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

MM,MC,PKG

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Anvil

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

69.5

How long is the quilt?

89

What color is the quilt?

Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Describe the repairs:

Repaired

Time period:

1876-1900

Number of quilt blocks:

54

Size of quilt blocks:

7

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

Sashing width:

2.5

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Plaid; Paisley; Geometric; Floral; Checked; Solid/plain; Striped

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?

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:

light and dark pink, brown, ecru

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting, grid

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

some older fabrics. Color ran through to backing

Quilt top made by:

Vam Fleet Family

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

inherited

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Unionville

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

New York (NY)

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Unionville, NY

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project