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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