QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-58

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

2007.19

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Centennial quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Hexagon Star

How wide is the quilt?

69 inches

How long is the quilt?

59 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Coral; Yellow; Black; Blue; Navy

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric

Type of inscription:

Date

What is inscribed on the quilt?

1776, 1886

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1886

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on border

Describe where the inscription was found:

Top and bottom center

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

1876

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Medallion size:

49 1/2" x 42"

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

Inner border of black silk covered with embroidery, 3 1/2" wide top and bottom with large triangles in four corners. Outer border of pieced stars in hexagons alternating with red triangles, 6" wide.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Striped; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Embellishments used:

Silk thread

Materials used to make the back:

Silk

What color is the back of the quilt?

Coral

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

16 3/4", 28 1/2", 9 1/2"

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Hand sewn; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Silk

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Bias 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?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

off white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8 on front, 11 on back

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9 on front, 11 on back

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo; Grid diamond; Double parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

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

Quilt top and back were quilted separately in different designs. Stitches do not go through all layers.

Quilt top made by:

Fretzlen, Arkansas Katherine Shely

Where the quilt was made, city:

Nicholasville

Where the quilt was made, state:

Kentucky (KY)

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 states this was exhibited at the Philadelphia Exposition in 1876 and won a blue ribbon.

Why was the quilt made?

Commemorative

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Possibly exhibited at the Philadelphia Exposition 1886

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public- DAR Museum

Quilt owner's name:

DAR Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Washington, DC

Quilt owner's state:

Washington D.C.

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Shely

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

03-04-1836

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

09-05-1903

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Shely, Washington Franklin

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Willoughby, Catherine H.

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

Fretzlen, Joseph

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

DAR Museum