QUILT INDEX RECORD
16-12-170
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
DAR Museum
Who documented this quilt?
DAR Museum; Permanent Collection
DAR Number:
85.63.1
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Pinwheel
Brackman # or other source & #:
1262a
How wide is the quilt?
55 inches
How long is the quilt?
64 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Blue; White
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Quilt's condition:
Poor/very worn
Time period:
1800-1849
When was the quilt finished?
1800-1840
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
47 pieced, 25 plain
Size of quilt blocks:
6 x 6
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:
Silk
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Silk
What color is the back of the quilt?
White
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
4
Width of pieces on the back:
8 15 1/2, 15 3/4 ,15 1/4
Describe the back:
Same fabric used throughout
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Silk
How is the binding made?
Woven tape; Fringe
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?
Wool
How thick is the quilt?
Thin (Less than 3/16?)
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Thread type used for the quilting:
silk
Color of thread used in the quilting:
gold
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
9
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
9
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
circles, pineapple
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
The backing is said to have been made from the donor's great grandmother's wedding dress
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
Cite this Quilt
Pinwheel. 1800-1840. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum; Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-170. Accessed: 04/24/24