QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-151

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

95.17

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Sunburst

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Rising Sun

Brackman # or other source & #:

3486

How wide is the quilt?

97 inches

How long is the quilt?

101 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

ca. 1840

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

32 whole blocks; half blocks around outside edges.

Size of quilt blocks:

12 x 12

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

Inner border of white quilted with meandering vine. Outer border of blue appliqued sawtooth, totalt width 9 1/2 inches.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Describe embellishment materials or techniques:

Fringe

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:

31 1/2, 32, 32

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:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

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

Each pieced motif is encircled by a quilted feather wreath.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Pittsburgh

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

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

Donor provided history that this quilt was part of the trousseau of Lydia Crosby when she married Robert Hunter in 1842.

Why was the quilt made?

Wedding

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 maiden name:

Crosby

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

1842

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

DAR Museum