QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2855

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Wethersfield Historical Society

Quilt owner's city:

Wethersfield

Quilt owner's state:

Connecticut (CT)

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Connecticut Quilt Search

Who documented this quilt?

Connecticut Quilt Search; Wethersfield Historical Society Collection

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Wethersfield Historical Society

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

2938

When was the form filled out?

7/24/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

SR,MC,ET

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Whole Cloth

How wide is the quilt?

92

How long is the quilt?

116

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Red

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Describe the repairs:

Repaired

Time period:

Pre-1799

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral

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, Repaired

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Wool

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:

7

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

Quilt top made by:

Ferguson, John

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Biography of quilt owner:

See more information of original data form

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project