QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-3015

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:

3097

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?

86

How long is the quilt?

96

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Green

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1850-1875

Number of quilt blocks:

22

Size of quilt blocks:

15

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Description of the back:

block print, Backing condition is good, Quilt back is hand pieced

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:

ecru

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4-5

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

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 date and place of death:

1915

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Goshen, CT

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project