QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2971

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:

3053

When was the form filled out?

9/30/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

MC,ET,SR,PP

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Calamanco

How wide is the quilt?

93.5

How long is the quilt?

94.5

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Describe the damage:

Fragile

Describe the repairs:

Repaired

Time period:

Pre-1799

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

glazed chintz

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is soild, Backing fabric print is striped, Backing condition is poor, Quilt back is hand pieced

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Wool

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16")

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

black

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Wreaths

Describe the quilting designs used:

Heavy/close quilting, florals

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project