QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-99

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

74.44

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

London Square

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Ocean Wave, Corn and Beans

Brackman # or other source & #:

3164

How wide is the quilt?

76 3/4 inches

How long is the quilt?

87 1/4 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Black; Orange

Antique colors:

Cheddar Orange or Antimony or Chrome Orange

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt finished?

1860-1889

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

72

Size of quilt blocks:

9 1/2 x 9 1/2

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

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

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:

31 1/2, 30 3/4, 14

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)?

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:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline; Grid square

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Hearts

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

Block consists of one triangle with a light triangle at the opposite corner with center diagonal of smaller half square triangles.

Quilt top made by:

Hubbell, Emily Adams

Where the quilt was made, city:

Wilton

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:

See also DAR 74.42 and 78.51 for other quilts by same maker.

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

Quiltmaker's birth date:

3/13/1836

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

01/??/1887

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

DAR Museum