QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-155

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

95.44

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Sunburst Star

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Puritan Star

Brackman # or other source & #:

3777, 3735b

How wide is the quilt?

102 inches

How long is the quilt?

101 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Orange; Green; Brown; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Sarah, H, Kyle / November, 2 AD, 1839.

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

November 2, 1839

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

c. 1839

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

5

Size of quilt blocks:

40.5 x 40.5

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

2

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

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

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

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:

32, 32 1/2, 33 1/2

Describe the back:

Different fabrics

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

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?

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

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Clamshell; Echo; Grid square; Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Floral; Wreaths; Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Basket

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

Pieced stars appliqued on background

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 HISTORY: Sarah H. Kyle made this quilt for her hope chest with the help of her mother and sister. She was the great, great grandmother of Elizabeth Osteen, the donor.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Quilts from a Young Country, Houston International Quilt Festival, 2008, Houston TX.

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