QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2859

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:

2942

When was the form filled out?

7/24/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

ET,SR<MC

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

8 Point Star with Hexagon Center

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

87

How long is the quilt?

96

What color is the quilt?

Cream

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Damage:

Stains

Time period:

1850-1875

Number of quilt blocks:

56

Size of quilt blocks:

12

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Dotted; Floral; Paisley; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Backing is stained

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; worn

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:

9

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline; Grid diamond

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Wreaths

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting, Teardrop

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

Signatures are written, stamped "Miss Bow"

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Autograph or friendship

Biography of quilt owner:

See more information of original data form

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project