QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-177

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

85.78

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Solomon's Temple

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Courthouse Steps variation

Brackman # or other source & #:

3240

How wide is the quilt?

70 inches

How long is the quilt?

77 3/4 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; Brown; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

What is inscribed on the quilt?

"ANKS + Co., Ill. STAT." "Dallas City, Illinois"

Method used to make the inscription:

Stencil

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt finished?

ca. 1860

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Number of quilt blocks:

278

Size of quilt blocks:

4 x 4

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Silk; Wool

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Foundation Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Brown

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

24, 23 7/8, 23

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?

Bias 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?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

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

Solomon's Temple pieced quilt made with series of fabric strips. There are 8 strips of fabric in each temple, four temples make a square, and four squares made a block. Identical fabrics are placed in adjoining blocks to form diamonds of 16 strips. There are 278 blocks. The strips are made up of various colors, checks, and stripes of wool, silk and cotton fabrics

Quilt top made by:

Yates, Margaret Ann

Where the quilt was made, city:

Navoo

Where the quilt was made, county:

Augusta Couny

Where the quilt was made, state:

Illinois (IL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

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

After finishing this quilt, quilter Magaret (Maggie) Yates exhibited the quilt at the Illinois State Fair and won First Prize. Geneology information brought by Margaret Gentges on June 9, 1998 in file.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Contests entered:

Illinois State Fair

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