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