QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-105

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

76.14.1

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Marseilles Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Whitework

How wide is the quilt?

86 1/2 inches

How long is the quilt?

94 3/4 inches

Shape of edge:

T-cutout

Shape of corners:

T-cutout

What color is the quilt?

White

Overall color scheme:

One color/monochromatic

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

1830

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

None

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

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:

1

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16?)

Describe the quilt filling:

cording

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting; Corded

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Stipple

Describe the quilting designs used:

urns,pinapples, dancing figures, grapes, foliage

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Donor history states that the counterpane and object 76.14.2 (blanket) were in the hope chest of Susan Cummings (b. 4/4/1793) who married James Sperry (b. 7/5/1789) on June 25, 1829. The blanket is embroidered with a "S. C." Even though the donor states that the coverlet was made by Susan Cummings, it is typical loom quilted Marseilles and was probably purchased but altered to fit a tester bed. Susan Cummings Sperry was the donor's great, great grandmother, the second wife of James Sperry. She was nicknamed "Sukey", perhaps to distinguish her from James' first wife, Susan Cummings, who died in 1828. See paper file and donor's mother's DAR membership application.

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

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