
QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-2456
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library, or Institution
Quilt owner's name:
Old Bethlehem Historical Society
Quilt owner's city:
Bethlehem
Quilt owner's state:
Connecticut (CT)
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Connecticut Quilt Search
Who documented this quilt?
Connecticut Quilt Search Project; Old Bethlehem Historical Society Collection
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
Washington
Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:
9
When was the form filled out?
10/3/1992
Who helped you fill out the form?
RF.TS.MB
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Album
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Album
How wide is the quilt?
93.5
How long is the quilt?
82
Shape of corners:
Other
Describe the corners:
4 corners mitered
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Green; Red
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Type of inscription:
Multiple Names
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Bloss Family from Bethlehem, towns of Woodbury, Bethlehem, Roxbury
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
1840-1880
Time period:
1850-1875
Number of quilt blocks:
42
Size of quilt blocks:
9.75
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Sashing width:
2
Describe the borders:
Solid border, Printed border, Single border, Pieced border, Zigzag, 4.5
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Floral
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 is stained
How is the binding made?
Woven tape
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cannot tell
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Color of thread used in the quilting:
White
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
3-4
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
In-the-ditch
Describe the quilting designs used:
Heavy/close quilting, Grid
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Donated
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Donated to the Old Bethlehem Historical Society, had 7 towns' names on it. Names include Grandma Bloss born in 1774
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
Album. 1850-1875. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project; Old Bethlehem Historical Society Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2456. Accessed: 02/15/25