QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-3030

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?

Faith Trumball DAR

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

3111

When was the form filled out?

10/11/1997

Who helped you fill out the form?

TS

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Whole Cloth

How wide is the quilt?

98

How long is the quilt?

99

What color is the quilt?

Rust

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

Damaged, Fragile

Time period:

Pre-1799

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Wool

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Wool

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is soild, Backing condition is good, Quilt back is hand pieced

How is the binding made?

good

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Wool

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

brown

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Heavy/close quilting, Elaborate quilting, Border quilting similiar to the rest of the quilt, florals, feathers

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

Inscription on attached tag "Quilted coverlet (Lebanon) c. 250 years old (1875) Homespun, dyed (hickory?) Pattern close tedious."

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project