QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-2838
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library, or Institution
Quilt owner's name:
Gunn Museum
Quilt owner's city:
Washington
Quilt owner's state:
Connecticut (CT)
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Connecticut Quilt Search
Who documented this quilt?
Connecticut Quilt Search; Gunn Museum Collection
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
Gunn Museum
Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:
2921
When was the form filled out?
8/1/1995
Who helped you fill out the form?
PJ,ES,JS,SR
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Album
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Album, Scrap
How wide is the quilt?
81
How long is the quilt?
91
What color is the quilt?
Pink; Cream
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Many signatures
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
January, 1849
Time period:
1850-1875
Number of quilt blocks:
42
Size of quilt blocks:
10.5
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Sashing width:
1.75
Describe the borders:
Solid border, Printed border, Triple border, 5" total
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Plaid; Geometric; Floral; 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 floral, Backing condition is good
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")
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:
Simple quilting
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Why was the quilt made?
Autograph or friendship
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Album. 1850-1875. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search; Gunn Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2838. Accessed: 03/29/24