QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

80.33

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Rose of Sharon

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Four Block

How wide is the quilt?

78

How long is the quilt?

79

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; Green; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt finished?

c. 1860

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

4

Size of quilt blocks:

31 x 32

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

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Appliqued swag border with 3 leaves at joining of swags and berry clusters in curve of swags.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

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:

32, 32, 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?)

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

10

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Wreaths

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Where the quilt was made, city:

PHILADELPHIA

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

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 city:

Philadelphia

Quiltmaker's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

DAR Museum

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