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Indigo Resist

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2909

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:

2995

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:

Indigo Resist

How wide is the quilt?

85

How long is the quilt?

101

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Cream

Describe the damage:

Fragile

Time period:

Pre-1799

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Describe the borders:

Border same as top, ruffle, 5

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Linen

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is soild, Backing is damaged

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Wool

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16")

Describe the quilt filling:

Batting has shifted

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white linen thread

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Clamshell

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

Panels are 17" wide. Two corners split for posts

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project

Cite this Quilt

Indigo Resist. Pre-1799. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search; Guilford Historical Society Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2909. Accessed: 03/29/24