QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-174

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

49.34

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Stylized Rose with Eight Buds

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Whig rose, Rose of Sharon

How wide is the quilt?

67 inches

How long is the quilt?

87 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Green; Pink; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt finished?

1850-1860

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

12 1/2 x 12 1/2

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

The pieced border is a red swag, with five green stylized appliqued leaves as bows, with outline quilting, 7 inches wide.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine 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?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

23 1/2, 25 1/2, 19

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)?

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

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo; Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Wreaths

Quilt top made by:

Armstrong, Martha Young Oldham

Where the quilt was made, city:

Shelbyville

Where the quilt was made, county:

Shelby

Where the quilt was made, state:

Indiana (IN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

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

Made by Martha Young Oldham Armstrong, a Real Daughter of the American Revolution, the child of Private Philip Young of Monmouth County New Jersey.

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

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

DAR Museum