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