QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2975

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Connecticut Quilt Search

Who documented this quilt?

Connecticut Quilt Search Project

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

New London

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

3058

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great great grandmother

When was the form filled out?

2/10/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

Jk,TS

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Rose of Sharon Cox Comb

How wide is the quilt?

64

How long is the quilt?

78

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Cream; Gold; Pink

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading; Stains

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Time period:

1876-1900

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Muslin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is soild, Backing condition is good

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:

ecru

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Heavy/close quilting, Elaborate quilting, roses and cox combs, grid

Quilt top made by:

Willey

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

inherited

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: New Hampshire

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project