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QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-86

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

64.132

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Wholecloth

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

whitework

How wide is the quilt?

78 1/2 inches

How long is the quilt?

86 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White

Overall color scheme:

One color/monochromatic

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

ca. 1820

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

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:

5

Width of pieces on the back:

38, 16, 70, 30 1/2, 55 1/2

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Fringe

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

greater than one 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

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid diamond; Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral; Vines; Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

baskets

Quilt top made by:

Keeler, Orella

Where the quilt was made, city:

Ridgefield,

Where the quilt was made, state:

Connecticut (CT)

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 "Padded work counterpane made by Orrella Keeler of Ridgefield Conn. For her wedding outfit October, 1823. This quilt was made entirely by candlelight and used continuously for fifty years until her death at White Plains, N. Y."

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

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Cite this Quilt

Keeler, Orell. Wholecloth. ca. 1820. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum; Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-86. Accessed: 03/29/24