QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-3008

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:

3090

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:

Chimneysweep

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

78

How long is the quilt?

81

What color is the quilt?

Cream

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the damage:

Damaged

What is inscribed on the quilt?

LNC

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

Apr. 17, 1853

Time period:

1850-1875

Number of quilt blocks:

25

Size of quilt blocks:

12

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

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

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

geometric, Backing is stained, Backing condition is worn

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; fair

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16")

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

ecru and brown

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

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

2.25, Date was embroidered

Quilt top made by:

Tuttle, Lucretia

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

gift

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Yes, information available

Biography of quilt owner:

See more information of original data form

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Norton

Quiltmaker's birth date:

April 19, 1820

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Goshen

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Connecticut (CT)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1915

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Goshen, CT

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project