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QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2867

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:

2949

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:

Chimneysweep

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Album, Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

88

How long is the quilt?

89

What color is the quilt?

Pink

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

Damaged, Fragile

Time period:

1850-1875

Number of quilt blocks:

36

Size of quilt blocks:

11

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

2.5

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Plaid; Geometric; Floral; Dotted; 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, Backing is stained

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; damaged

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

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:

ecru

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting, Border quilting similiar to the rest of the quilt

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

Cite this Quilt

Chimneysweep. 1850-1875. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search; Wethersfield Historical Society Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2867. Accessed: 03/29/24