QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2913

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Haddam Historical Society

Quilt owner's city:

Haddam

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; Haddam Historical Society Collection

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Haddam Historical Society

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

2999

When was the form filled out?

8/15/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

SR,ET

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Album

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Album, Sampler, Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

93

How long is the quilt?

94

What color is the quilt?

Cream

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Many signatures

Time period:

1850-1875

Number of quilt blocks:

50

Size of quilt blocks:

9

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Sampler

Sashing width:

2.5

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Plaid; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Backing is stained

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

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:

ecru

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

Quilt top made by:

Unknown, Haddam Neck Congregational Church

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