QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-2925
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library, or Institution
Quilt owner's name:
Torrington Historical Society
Quilt owner's city:
Torrington
Quilt owner's state:
Connecticut (CT)
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Connecticut Quilt Search
Who documented this quilt?
Connecticut Quilt Search; Torrington Historical Society Collection
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
Torrington Historical Society
Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:
3010
When was the form filled out?
9/10/1996
Who helped you fill out the form?
ET,SR,MC
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Chimneysweep
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Album, Scrap
How wide is the quilt?
89
How long is the quilt?
89
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Damage:
Stains
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Many signatures. MA, CT, NY
Time period:
1850-1875
Number of quilt blocks:
85
Size of quilt blocks:
9
Describe the borders:
Single border, Appliqued border, 6.5
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Floral; Geometric; Paisley; Plaid; Solid/plain; Striped
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Description of the back:
Backing fabric print is soild, Backing condition is good
How is the binding made?
Edges turned in/ no separate binding
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cannot tell
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Color of thread used in the quilting:
white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
6
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Feathering
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
floral
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Phrases. Quilted from back
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Biography of quilt owner:
See more information of original data form
Details
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Chimneysweep. 1850-1875. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search; Torrington Historical Society Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2925. Accessed: 04/17/24