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Mosaic silk hexagon; Key family quilt

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-63

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

2010.47

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Mosaic silk hexagon

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Key family quilt

How wide is the quilt?

78inches

How long is the quilt?

86 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Fuchsia; Yellow; Green; Purple; Black

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric

Type of inscription:

Date; Message; Initials; Multiple Names

What is inscribed on the quilt?

John Baltzell Key 1879 made by his grandma M L Key aged 74

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1879

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

1879

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Hexagons

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

4" strip of purple and black silk check

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Striped; Checked; Plaid; Solid/plain; Floral

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Figured silks

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

English template Piecing

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

glazed cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

4

Width of pieces on the back:

25",26",26",10 1/2"

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Silk

Fabric structure of the binding:

Satin/sateen

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?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

uncertain

Color of thread used in the quilting:

varies

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Width between quilting lines:

1/2"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Chevrons are quilted in the border. Hexagons are quilted with spokes.

Quilt top made by:

Key, Maria L. Harris

Quilted by:

Key, Maria L. Harris

Where the quilt was made, state:

Maryland (MD)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

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

Family is realted to Francis Scott Key. See DAR 4037 for another quilt from the same famiily.

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:

Harris

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

DAR Museum

Cite this Quilt

Key, Maria L. Harri. Mosaic silk hexagon. 1879. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum; Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-63. Accessed: 03/28/24