QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-12

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

4037

This is a:

Other

Describe the item:

Backed Summer Spread

Quilt's title:

Mariner's Compass and Chips and Whetstones

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Francis Scott Key Family Quilt

Brackman # or other source & #:

3409

How wide is the quilt?

109 inches

How long is the quilt?

109 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; Yellow; Green

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Original backing replaced.

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

1835-1850

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

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

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc)

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

70 1/2, 40

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

Quilt top made by:

Key, Mary Tayloe Lloyd

Where the quilt was made, city:

Georgetown

Where the quilt was made, state:

Washington D.C.

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

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

In 1802 Mary Tayloe Lloyd, of Wye House in Talbot County, on Maryland's Eastern Shore, married the young lawyer Francis Scott Key of Frederick County, Maryland, who wrote "The Star Spangled Banner". By 1802 they were living in Georgetown on Falls Street. Some years later she pieced this counterpane but left it unquilted. See DAR 2010.47 for another quilt from the same family.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Quilts from a Young Country, Houston International Quilt Festival, 2008, Houston TX. Eye on Elegance: Early Quilts of Maryland and Virginia DAR Museum Washington, D.C. Oct. 3, 2014 – Sept. 5. 2015

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:

Lloyd

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Lawyer

Number of children:

11

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

6

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

5

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

DAR Museum