QUILT INDEX RECORD
16-12-103
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
DAR Museum
Who documented this quilt?
DAR Museum; Permanent Collection
DAR Number:
75.134
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Turkey Tracks
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Wandering Foot., Sassafras leaf
Brackman # or other source & #:
5.36
How wide is the quilt?
90 inches
How long is the quilt?
96 inches
Shape of edge:
T-cutout
Shape of corners:
T-cutout
What color is the quilt?
Blue; White
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Time period:
1850-1875
When was the quilt finished?
ca. 1853
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
30 full blocks, 14 half blocks
Size of quilt blocks:
12 1/2 x 12 1/2
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
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
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
Appliqued vine along sides and bottom, 8 1/2 inches wide.
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain; Print
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:
3
Width of pieces on the back:
24 1/2, 33, 31 1/4
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?
Medium (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:
12
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
10
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Quilt top made by:
Stickney, Mary Ann
Where the quilt was made, country:
USA
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Quilt was made by Mary Ann Stickney for her marriage on January 11, 1853.
Why was the quilt made?
Wedding
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
Stickney, Mary An. Turkey Tracks. ca. 1853. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum; Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-103. Accessed: 04/18/24