QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2898

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-Guilford

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

2985

When was the form filled out?

8/15/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

SR,MC,ET

This is a:

Quilt blocks or pieces

Describe the item:

Quilt fragment

How wide is the quilt?

10.5

How long is the quilt?

16.75

What color is the quilt?

Red

Damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Time period:

Pre-1799

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Wool

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7-10

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Heavy/close quilting, Elaborate quilting, floral

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

Quilting similar to #2983

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