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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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