QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-2498
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library, or Institution
Quilt owner's name:
Danbury Museum
Quilt owner's city:
Danbury
Quilt owner's state:
Connecticut (CT)
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Connecticut Quilt Search
Who documented this quilt?
Connecticut Quilt Search; Danbury Museum Collection
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
Scott Fanton Museum, Danbury
Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:
2601
Alternate inventory control number:
Acc. # 73:48-1
When was the form filled out?
3/9/1996
Who helped you fill out the form?
SF.SR.MG
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Streak of Lightening
How wide is the quilt?
66.5
How long is the quilt?
92.5
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Pink
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Fading
Describe the damage:
Damaged
Time period:
1850-1875
Size of quilt blocks:
3.5
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by vertical strips
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Dotted; Geometric
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Description of the back:
Backing fabric print is soild, Backing condition is good
How is the binding made?
Straight grain
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:
Ecru
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
7
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Heavy/close quilting, Zigzag
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Biography of quilt owner:
See more information of original data form
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Streak of Lightening. 1850-1875. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search; Danbury Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2498. Accessed: 07/27/24