QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-147

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

85.7

This is a:

Quilt blocks or pieces

Quilt's title:

Mosaic quilt

Brackman # or other source & #:

160L

How wide is the quilt?

40 inches

How long is the quilt?

80 inches

Shape of edge:

Other

What color is the quilt?

Red; Green

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt finished?

ca. 1850

Describe the quilt's layout:

Other

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Hexagons

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Wool

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; English template Piecing

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

yes

Describe the quilting designs used:

not quilted

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

Paper remains made of old handwritten letters.

Where the quilt was made, state:

Virginia (VA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

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

Quilt top from the Haynes family of Lowmore, VA , Alleghany county. It was given to the donor by her Uncle in 1978-79. It is similar to another quilt in the collection, also from Virginia, DAR 86.122.1. That quilt, made by Catherine Foxhall Amiss of Rappahannock County, VA, was also made between 1860 and 1870

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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