QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-132

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

81.110.47

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Geese in Flight

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

flying geese; strip quilt

Brackman # or other source & #:

480

How wide is the quilt?

83 inches

How long is the quilt?

94 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Brown; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

ca. 1820

Describe the quilt's layout:

Vertical strip

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by vertical strips

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

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton; Linen

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:

26, 26, 34

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?

Medium (3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

linen, cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

brown, white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Where the quilt was made, state:

New York (NY)

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

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

DAR Museum