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QUILT INDEX RECORD

36-34-308

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

International Quilt Museum

Who documented this quilt?

International Quilt Museum Collection; Ardis and Robert James Collection

International Quilt Museum Accession Number:

1997.007.0416

Owner's name for quilt:

Whole Cloth

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Linsey-Woolsey

International Quilt Museum notes:

Signature

How wide is the quilt?

99.5"

How long is the quilt?

95"

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Time period:

Pre-1799

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c1790

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

1830

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Wool

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Calimanco

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Quilt top made by:

Maker, Unknown

Where was the quilt made?

Possibly made in Vermont

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

International Quilt Study Center and Museum

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

International Quilt Study Center and Museum

Cite this Quilt

Maker, Unknow. Whole Cloth. Pre-1799. From International Quilt Museum, International Quilt Museum Collection; Ardis and Robert James Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=36-34-308. Accessed: 03/29/24