QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2963

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Norfolk Historical Society

Quilt owner's city:

Norfolk

Quilt owner's state:

Connecticut (CT)

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Connecticut Quilt Search

Who documented this quilt?

Connecticut Quilt Search; Norfolk Historical Society Collection

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Norfolk Historical Society

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

3046

When was the form filled out?

9/30/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

SR,ET,MC,PP

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Tenniel Pictures

How wide is the quilt?

55.25

How long is the quilt?

60.25

What color is the quilt?

Red

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading; Stains

Time period:

1876-1900

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

Number of quilt blocks:

16

Size of quilt blocks:

11 x 12

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

2.25

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is figured

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

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

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

16 Tenniel type pictures printed on cloth, sewed onto a red background and quilted.

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project