QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-3042
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:
3135
When was the form filled out?
8/11/1997
Who helped you fill out the form?
TS
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Red Copperplate
How wide is the quilt?
93
How long is the quilt?
98
What color is the quilt?
Red; White
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Time period:
Pre-1799
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Linen
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Linen; Wool
Description of the back:
Backing fabric print is floral
How is the binding made?
Straight grain
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:
white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
6
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid/crosshatch
Describe the quilting designs used:
Simple quilting
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Two toiles "Washington and Independence" at the top. 35" repeat., copperplate
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Why was the quilt made?
Commemorative
Details
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Red Copperplate. Pre-1799. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-3042. Accessed: 04/25/24
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