QUILT INDEX RECORD
16-12-82
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
DAR Museum
Who documented this quilt?
DAR Museum; Permanent Collection
DAR Number:
62.27
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Feathered Star
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
zig-zag
Brackman # or other source & #:
2254
How wide is the quilt?
67 inches
How long is the quilt?
84 1/2 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
White; Green
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Time period:
1800-1849
When was the quilt finished?
prior to 1846
Describe the quilt's layout:
Other
Number of quilt blocks:
12
Size of quilt blocks:
15 x 15
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Describe the quilt setting:
center of 32 3/4 x 68
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Squares
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
Feathered Stars surround center green rectangle.
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
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Feathered star blocks are appliqued
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:
9
Width of pieces on the back:
The cotton backing is composed of nine panels with widths of 13
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)?
half inch - one inch
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How thick is the quilt?
Thin (Less than 3/16?)
Thread type used for the quilting:
cotton
Color of thread used in the quilting:
white, blue, green
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
7
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
9
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Single parallel lines; Outline; Grid/crosshatch
Quilt top made by:
Pierce, Mariette
Where the quilt was made, city:
Matildaville
Where the quilt was made, state:
New York (NY)
Where the quilt was made, country:
USA
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Made by Mariette Pierce prior to her marriage to Loyson Mosesw Stowe in 1846. Matildaville, NY is now extinct.
Why was the quilt made?
Wedding
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
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
DAR Museum
Cite this Quilt
Pierce, Mariett. Feathered Star. prior to 1846. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum; Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-82. Accessed: 03/29/24