QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-28

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

5254

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Album

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Fish Family Album Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

104 inches

How long is the quilt?

102 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Brown; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Type of inscription:

Signature; Multiple Names

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Aunt Eliza Moore, Trenton, N.J., March 4, 1843 in center block. Every block contains a different name.

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

March 4, 1843

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Location of inscription:

on block

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

1842-1844

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

1 large block, 72 smaller blocks

Size of quilt blocks:

27 inches square and 9 inches square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Chintz floral border, 11 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

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:

4

Width of pieces on the back:

32 1/2, 32 1/2, 9, 31

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Fringe

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:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Quilt top made by:

Fish, Emma M.

Where the quilt was made, state:

New Jersey (NJ)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

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

Textile dealer Laura Fisher [ Laura Fisher Antique Quilts and Americana] has a quilt by Maria Moore Fish, Emma Fish's mother. Most of the same names appear on both quilts. The Denver Art Museum has a similar quilt that has Emma's signature and several othe Fish Family names.

Why was the quilt made?

Autograph or friendship

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

"Home and Country: American Quilts and Samplers in the DAR Museum" (October 8, 2004 - April 30, 2005)

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