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
Details
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