QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-53

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

2006.38

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Sunburst Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Darst Family quilt

How wide is the quilt?

102"

How long is the quilt?

103"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Blue

Overall color scheme:

Two color; Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1800-1849

Describe the quilt's layout:

Other

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Blue zig zag.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

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:

1

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

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?

Medium (3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Stuffed work

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

11

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

11

Width between quilting lines:

1/8"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Stipple

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Fans; Floral; Wreaths; Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

corucopias,baskets,grapes,leaves

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

Pieced circles in blue fabric arranged in rows surrounded by stuffed work quilted motifs in white.

Quilt top made by:

Elizabeth Ann Darst

Quilted by:

Elizabeth Ann Darst

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Martha Harness Darst

Where the quilt was made, city:

Circleville

Where the quilt was made, state:

Ohio (OH)

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

See DAR 2005.38 for a quilt made by Martha Harness Darst, Elizabeth's mother.

Why was the quilt made?

Wedding

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

"New Threads" DAR Museum, Washington, DC, 2007 Quilts from a Young Country, Houston International Quilt Festival, 2008, Houston TX.

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

See "The American Quilt, a History of Cloth and Comfort 1750-1950" by Roderick Kirocofe and Mary Elizabeth Johnson

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public- DAR Museum

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Access and copyright information:

Restricted