QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-3054

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?

Slater Memorial

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

3146

When was the form filled out?

12/11/1997

Who helped you fill out the form?

TS

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Whole Cloth - Indienne

How wide is the quilt?

34.5

How long is the quilt?

51.75

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Cream; Red

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Describe the repairs:

Repaired

Time period:

Pre-1799

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

red paisley, Backing condition is good

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Edges turned in/ no separate binding; Bias grain; good

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16")

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white (silk?)

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Describe the quilting designs used:

Heavy/close quilting, Simple quilting, Border quilting similiar to the rest of the quilt, chevron

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

Quilt stitches covered on back. Relined at sometime with paisley?

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Describe the source of the pattern:

250 P59

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project