QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-88

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

69.144

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Princess Feathers

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Prince's Feather

Brackman # or other source & #:

15.16

How wide is the quilt?

81 1/2 inches

How long is the quilt?

83 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

1840-1850

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

None

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

Red swag border around center circular motif, white outer border to fill out rectangular shape of quilt.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

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:

29, 33, 20

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Bias 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?)

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:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Clamshell; Echo; Grid/crosshatch; Double parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Wreaths

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Quilt top made by:

Carle, Dorothy Henrietta Scharff

Where the quilt was made, city:

Pittsburgh

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

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