QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2948

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Sharon Historical Society

Quilt owner's city:

Sharon

Quilt owner's state:

Connecticut (CT)

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Connecticut Quilt Search

Who documented this quilt?

Connecticut Quilt Search; Sharon Historical Society Collection

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Sharon Historical Society

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

3032

When was the form filled out?

9/12/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

SR,MC,ET,PP

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?

79

How long is the quilt?

94.5

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Cream

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Many signatures with towns

Time period:

1850-1875

Number of quilt blocks:

32

Size of quilt blocks:

8

Sashing width:

3.5

Describe the borders:

Triple border, 1.75,1.75,1.75, Mitered border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Backing is stained

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

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:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Grid diamond

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

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

Evanston White W. Sharon, Gales Ferry, Northeast Litchfield County

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project