QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2914

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:

3000

When was the form filled out?

8/29/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

ET,MC

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Unknown

How wide is the quilt?

120

How long is the quilt?

110

What color is the quilt?

Pink; White

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading; Stains

Time period:

Pre-1799

Number of quilt blocks:

90

Size of quilt blocks:

6

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

2

Describe the borders:

Printed border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back; Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16")

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Grid square

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Heavy/close quilting

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

Sashing is copperplate print.

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project