QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2853

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:

2936

When was the form filled out?

8/1/1995

Who helped you fill out the form?

SR,JS,ES

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Rising Star

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

67

How long is the quilt?

82

What color is the quilt?

Cream

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Time period:

1800-1849

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

15

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

.75

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Plaid; Novelty; Floral; Solid/plain; 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 soild

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:

brown and ecru

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Stipple

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Heavy/close quilting

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

Sashing may have been added later. Also known as Feathered Star and 8 Point Star.

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project