QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-24

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

7126

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Broken Dishes

Owner's name for quilt:

Empty Spool

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Chain and Hour Glass

Brackman # or other source & #:

1193a

How wide is the quilt?

90 inches

How long is the quilt?

90 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Red

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

1840-1860

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

144

Size of quilt blocks:

6 1/2 x 6 1/2

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

2 1/2 inch wide dog tooth inner border with 3 inch wide red strip outer border.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

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:

26 1/2, 33 3/4, 32 3/4

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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

less than a half 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:

10

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables

Quilt top made by:

Allen, Joanne

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

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

Donor history: "This quilt was made by my father's mother, Joanne Allen before she married Frances McKee in 1836. They lived in Fayette City, PA." See DAR 7123, DAR 7125, DAR 7127, DAR 7128 for other quilts from same Donor.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

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:

Allen

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

1836

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

McKee, Frances

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

DAR Museum