QUILT INDEX RECORD
16-12-8
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
DAR Museum
Who documented this quilt?
DAR Museum; Permanent Collection
DAR Number:
3825
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Full Blown Poppy
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Thatcher Family Quilt
How wide is the quilt?
93 1/2 inches
How long is the quilt?
98 1/2 inches
Shape of edge:
T-cutout
What color is the quilt?
Red; Pink; Green; White
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Type of inscription:
Initials
What is inscribed on the quilt?
H
Method used to make the inscription:
Ink
Location of inscription:
on back
Time period:
1800-1849
When was the quilt finished?
circa 1820
Family/owner's date for quilt:
before 1820
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
12 pattern blocks, 6 whole plain blocks, 10 half plain blocks, 4 quarter plain blocks
Size of quilt blocks:
15 x 15
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Squares
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
Interlacing vines with flowers, 15 1/4 inches wide.
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Print; Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Folded linen tape edging.
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
Cream
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
3
Width of pieces on the back:
30, 32, 59
Describe the back:
Same fabric used throughout
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Linen
How is the binding made?
Other
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
greater than one inch
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How thick is the quilt?
Thin (Less than 3/16?)
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Thread type used for the quilting:
cotton
Color of thread used in the quilting:
white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
8
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
9
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid/crosshatch; Single parallel lines; Double parallel lines
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
circles, stars
Quilt top made by:
LUCY HOWLAND BASSETT, THATCHER
Where the quilt was made, country:
USA
Why was the quilt made?
Wedding
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
Quilts from a Young Country, Houston International Quilt Festival, 2008, Houston TX.
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public-Other
Quilt owner's name:
DAR Museum
Quilt owner's city:
Washington, DC
Quilt owner's state:
Washington D.C.
Quilt owner's country:
USA
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Howland
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
DAR Museum
Cite this Quilt
LUCY HOWLAND BASSETT, THATCHE. Full Blown Poppy. circa 1820. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum; Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-8. Accessed: 03/29/24