QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-3041

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:

3134

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?

95

How long is the quilt?

85

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Describe the repairs:

Repaired

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 condition is good, Quilt back is hand pieced

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding; worn

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:

blue

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

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:

Glazed finish on the wool. Probably end of 18th/beginning of 19th without more information.

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project