QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2821

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:

2905

When was the form filled out?

6/1/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

TST,TS

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Whole Cloth

How wide is the quilt?

78

How long is the quilt?

87.5

What color is the quilt?

Cream

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Stains

Type of inscription:

Signature

Time period:

Pre-1799

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Linen

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is soild, Backing condition is good, Quilt back is hand pieced

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

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:

ecru

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7-8

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Heavy/close quilting, Elaborate quilting, Circles, floral, cocks' combs

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

Signature unreadable.

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project