QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-2895
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library, or Institution
Quilt owner's name:
Henry Whitfield State Museum
Quilt owner's city:
Guilford
Quilt owner's state:
Connecticut (CT)
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Connecticut Quilt Search
Who documented this quilt?
Connecticut Quilt Search; Henry Whitfield State Museum Collection
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
Whitfield House-Gilford
Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:
2976
When was the form filled out?
8/15/1996
Who helped you fill out the form?
SR,MC,ET
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Calamanco
How wide is the quilt?
83
How long is the quilt?
82
What color is the quilt?
Red
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Damage:
Fading
Describe the repairs:
Repaired
Time period:
Pre-1799
Describe the quilt's layout:
Wholecloth
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Wool
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Wool
Description of the back:
Backing fabric print is soild, slight stains, Quilt back is hand pieced
How is the binding made?
Edges turned in/ no separate binding
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cannot tell
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Color of thread used in the quilting:
red
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
4
Describe the quilting designs used:
Heavy/close quilting, Elaborate quilting, florals
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Quilted with 6-petal center, flowers, compass design
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Details
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Calamanco. Pre-1799. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search; Henry Whitfield State Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2895. Accessed: 04/19/24