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