QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2911

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:

2997

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:

Calamanco

How wide is the quilt?

92

How long is the quilt?

88

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Describe the damage:

Damaged, Fragile

Time period:

Pre-1799

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Wool

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

glazed wool

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Wool; Woven or homespun

Description of the back:

Backing is damaged

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

Describe the quilt filling:

Batting has shifted

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

blue and black

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Elaborate quilting, florals similar to #2998

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project