QUILT INDEX RECORD

56-165-58

Who documented this quilt?

New Hampshire Quilt Documentation Project, Phase II

New Hampshire Quilt Documentation Project Number:

2208

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

New Hampshire Quilt Documentation Project, Phase II

When was the form filled out?

2017-11-07

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Sutton-Private

Who helped you fill out the form?

Documenter, J Crossland

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

How wide is the quilt?

66"

How long is the quilt?

80.5"

Time period:

1876-1900

This is a:

Finished quilt

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of quilt blocks:

32/20 pieced/12 alternate; 4 vertical rows, 5 horizontal rows

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

What size are the blocks?

10 1/8"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Plain weave fabrics.

What color is the quilt?

Blue; Pink; White

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Wreaths

Describe the quilting designs used:

The quilting workmanship is very good.

Width between quilting lines:

The quilt is heavily quilted.

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

1"/2". The border is plain weave, cotton.

How is the binding made?

Separate binding applied; Straight grain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

Describe the binding:

Solid/plain fabric on binding.

Shape of edge:

Straight

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Plain weave

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the damage:

This quilt is sound.

Brackman # or other source & #:

Brackman, #668.5

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Hanging Basket

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Who photographed this quilt?

Robert L. Guaraldi, all rights reserved

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

1900c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

All Rights Reserved - Robert L. Guaraldi