QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-26

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

7123

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Sailboat

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Kuhns Family Quilt

Brackman # or other source & #:

3172

How wide is the quilt?

76 inches

How long is the quilt?

84 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

1840-1850

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

72

Size of quilt blocks:

7 x 7

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

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:

Same blocks alternating [ white half on left, white half on right] on point with additional all white half blocks to create straight border 12 inches wide.

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?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

10 3/4, 33 1/2, 31 1/2

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:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

10

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Double parallel lines; Clamshell

Quilt top made by:

Church, Margaret Kuhns Church

Where the quilt was made, city:

Greensburg

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:

Quilt was made when Margaret Church married in 1844 and moved to Fayette City, Pennsylvania with her husband. See DAR 7125, DAR 7126, DAR 7127, DAR 7128 for other quilts from same Donor.

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

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

DAR Museum