QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-3040
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?
Norwich/Leffingwell
Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:
3133
When was the form filled out?
11/8/1997
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?
92.5
How long is the quilt?
95
What color is the quilt?
Brown; Gold
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Describe the repairs:
Repaired
Time period:
Pre-1799
Describe the quilt's layout:
Wholecloth
Describe the borders:
Solid border, Pieced border, 8.25, Mitered border
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 condition is good, Quilt back is hand pieced
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front; worn
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:
gold
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
5
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Heavy/close quilting, Simple quilting
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Unusual design, sashing and block quilting. Lining is indigo warp/gold weft.
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Whole Cloth. Pre-1799. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-3040. Accessed: 03/29/24