QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2885

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Mansfield Historical Society

Quilt owner's city:

Storrs

Quilt owner's state:

Connecticut (CT)

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Connecticut Quilt Search

Who documented this quilt?

Connecticut Quilt Search; Mansfield Historical Society Collection

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Storrs-Mansfield

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

2966

When was the form filled out?

8/5/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

JK,DC

This is a:

Other

Describe the item:

Tied comforter

Owner's name for quilt:

Snowflake

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?

Blue or Navy; Pink

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

What is inscribed on the quilt?

See documentation

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1922-23

Time period:

1901-1929

Number of quilt blocks:

49

Size of quilt blocks:

10

Sashing width:

3

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Dotted; Floral; Plaid; 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 floral, Quilt back is machine pieced

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Color of thread used in the quilting:

blue

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

Details

• 

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project