QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-107

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

76.64

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Whig Rose

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Rose of Sharon

Brackman # or other source & #:

14.63

How wide is the quilt?

80 1/2 inches

How long is the quilt?

81 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; Pink; Yellow; Green; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt finished?

ca. 1850-1876

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

12 x12

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Describe the quilt setting:

staggered rows

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

Inner framing border of red. Outer border of clusters of 3 red buds on stems on white ground,4 clusters along each side, 5 clusters along top and bottom.

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

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Width of pieces on the back:

80 1/2

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?

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:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Elbow/fan; Grid diamond

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables; Wreaths

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

Appliqued multipetal flowers of layered fabric [ solid red outer petals, middle petals of red/white print, inner petals of solid red with yellw circular center] with 8 red buds with green leaves circling main flower set in staggered rows on white ground.

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia, PA 1876

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