QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-95

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

73.66

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Scherenschnitte

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Paper cutwork

How wide is the quilt?

53 inches

How long is the quilt?

68 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Red

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt finished?

1860-1880

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

1 border of solid red, 2" wide around all four sides

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

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:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

22, 31

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?

Straight grain

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

less than a half 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:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

11

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Double parallel lines; Grid diamond

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Wreaths

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines; Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Herring bone

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Appliqued cradle quilt composed of 12 square blocks, each are 16" square. Six appliqued blocks and six feather-wreath quilted blocks alternate. The applique blocks are composed of a single scherenschnitte design in red cotton twill weave fabric. There is a red 2" wide single border on all four sides.

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