QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-46

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

83.15

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Diamond Square

How wide is the quilt?

82 inches

How long is the quilt?

82 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue; Brown; Pink

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Type of inscription:

Initials; Date

Describe the type of inscription:

attached message

What is inscribed on the quilt?

HTC 1833[ Done in French knots] Made in 1833/owned by Mrs. C.E.Hedden [typed tape]

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1833

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

attached label

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

1833

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1833

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Medallion size:

25 X 25

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Same fabric on three sides 13" wide and made from brown and rose floral stripe. On fourth side (foot) 14" border of rose and black vine stripe.

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

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Initials embroidered in french notes.

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:

46, 37,39 1/2

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

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:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Vines

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Over lapping circles/ Pumpkin Seed.

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

The perimeter of the diamond is reiterated by contiguous 3.5" strips of printed textiles; rose, rose and white, brown, tan, brown, rose and white, rose. Where the diagonal strips that make up the medallion meet each other and where they meet the border, the space is filled in by diamonds composed of two blue and two white squares.

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

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

The last member of the quilter's family to own the quilt was Martha Lee Swain [born circa 1890] from Bucks County PA. Her ancestors resided in Berks County, PA and included a Chandler. The "C" in the inscription may refer to a member of the Chandler family. Martha Lee Swain was the great granddaughter of Martha Lee of Tucker Town, NJ. The family was Quaker in both the Pennsylvania and New Jersey branches.

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 religious affiliation:

Quaker

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

DAR Museum