QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-2905
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library, or Institution
Quilt owner's name:
Guilford Historical Society
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; Guilford Historical Society Collection
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
Guilford Historical Society
Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:
2991
When was the form filled out?
8/15/1996
Who helped you fill out the form?
SR,ET,MC
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Rising Sun
How wide is the quilt?
74
How long is the quilt?
77
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; White
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Stains
Describe the damage:
Damaged
Describe the repairs:
Repaired
Time period:
1876-1900
Number of quilt blocks:
25
Size of quilt blocks:
11
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Describe the borders:
Bottom only, 4
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
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:
Cotton
Description of the back:
Backing fabric print is soild, Backing is stained
How is the binding made?
Straight grain
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:
white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
6
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline; Grid/crosshatch
Describe the quilting designs used:
Heavy/close quilting
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Rising Sun. 1876-1900. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search; Guilford Historical Society Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2905. Accessed: 03/28/24