QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-3002

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Goshen Historical Society

Quilt owner's city:

Goshen

Quilt owner's state:

Connecticut (CT)

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Connecticut Quilt Search

Who documented this quilt?

Connecticut Quilt Search; Goshen Historical Society Collection

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Goshen

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

3084

When was the form filled out?

2/27/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

MM

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Orange Peel

How wide is the quilt?

68

How long is the quilt?

86

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Cream

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the damage:

Damaged

What is inscribed on the quilt?

CHS

Time period:

1850-1875

Number of quilt blocks:

49

Size of quilt blocks:

12

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Describe the borders:

Border same as top, Pieced border, 3, Butted border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Geometric

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 soild, Backing condition is good, Backing is stained

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

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 and brown

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo; Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting, Border quilting similiar to the rest of the quilt

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

Tag "C.1850 donor Mrs. Edw Ingham (Alice H. Scoville) Maiden name

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project