QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-137

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

83.33

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Chintz Medallion

How wide is the quilt?

85 inches

How long is the quilt?

96 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; Orange; Brown; Cream

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Type of inscription:

Message; Place

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Entered by Mrs. Louise Moseley Heaton / English chintz quilt from S.C. / over 100 yrs. old

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt started?

ca 1825

When was the quilt finished?

late 19th century

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

None

Medallion size:

24 x 23

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

Strips of two print fabrics, total 6 1/2 inches wide.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Chintz

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?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

17, 35, 33 1/2

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

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?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white, blue

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Elbow/fan

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

Fan quilting probably of later date than quilt top construction. Same center medallion appears in DAR 87.10.

Where the quilt was made, county:

Laurens County

Where the quilt was made, state:

South Carolina (SC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

DAR "Home and Country" Oct. 8,2004 - April 30,2005

Contests entered:

1st Prize Clarksdale Mississippi County Fair 1932

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