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