QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-178

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

85.91.1

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Sunburst

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Eight Pointed Star variation

Brackman # or other source & #:

4006

How wide is the quilt?

89 inches

How long is the quilt?

91 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Pink; Brown; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

ca. 1830

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Medallion size:

68 x 68

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

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Pink

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

19, 22 3/4, 23

Describe the back:

Print

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Woven tape

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:

off white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Clamshell; Outline

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

Pieced sunburst appliqued to background.

Where the quilt was made, state:

Virginia (VA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Quilts from a Young Country, Houston International Quilt Festival, 2008, Houston TX. Eye on Elegance: Early Quilts of Maryland and Virginia DAR Museum Washington, D.C. Oct. 3, 2014 – Sept. 5. 2015

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