QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2912

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:

2998

When was the form filled out?

8/15/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

ET,SR,MC

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Calamanco

How wide is the quilt?

90

How long is the quilt?

88

What color is the quilt?

Pink

Damage:

Fading; Stains

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Time period:

Pre-1799

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

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

Description of the back:

Linsey-woolsey, Backing fabric print is soild, Backing is damaged

How is the binding made?

tape applied later

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Wool

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

dark ecru

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Elaborate quilting, florals similar to #2997

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project