QUILT INDEX RECORD
16-12-87
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
DAR Museum
Who documented this quilt?
DAR Museum; Permanent Collection
DAR Number:
64.133
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Crewel Embroidery
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Young Family quilt
How wide is the quilt?
78 inches
How long is the quilt?
93 1/4 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Pink; Brown; Cream
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Poor/very worn
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Keturah Young / March 1806
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
1806
Method used to make the inscription:
Embroidery
Location of inscription:
on border
Time period:
1800-1849
When was the quilt finished?
1806
Describe the quilt's layout:
Nontraditional or art
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
None
Describe the borders:
14 inch wide print.
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Print; Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
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:
3
Width of pieces on the back:
38 1/2, 38 1/2, 2 1/2.
Describe the back:
Same fabric used throughout
How is the binding made?
Edges turned in/ no separate binding
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:
linen
Color of thread used in the quilting:
white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
7
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
6
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Clamshell; Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
chevrons
Quilt top made by:
Young, Keturah
Where the quilt was made, city:
Long Island
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:
Keturah Young was a daughter of the Revolutionary soldier, Nathan Young of Long Island
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
Quilts from a Young Country, Houston International Quilt Festival, 2008, Houston TX.
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
Young, Ketura. Crewel Embroidery. 1806. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum; Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-87. Accessed: 03/19/24
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