QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-9

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

3921

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Wholecloth

How wide is the quilt?

82 1/2 inches

How long is the quilt?

88 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red

Overall color scheme:

One color/monochromatic

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Type of inscription:

Initials

What is inscribed on the quilt?

S and either H or M

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

cross stitch

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

ca. 1815

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

None

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Wool

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Wool

What color is the back of the quilt?

Pink

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

36, 32 1/2, 20 1/2

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Wool

Describe the binding:

Different finishing on different edges

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back; Edges turned in/ no separate binding; Fringe

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

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:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid diamond

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral; Vines

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Quilt top made by:

Mary Polly Pillsbury, Knowles

Where the quilt was made, state:

New Hampshire (NH)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Thought to have been made by the donor's grandmother, Mary Polly Pillsbury Knowles, born 1796, around the time of her marriage in 1815. If the initial cross-stitiched on the back is an "M", it may be for Mary: if an "H" it may have been added later by her daughter, Hannah, born 1824.

Why was the quilt made?

Wedding

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

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

DAR Museum

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