QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-180

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

86.8

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Rising Sun

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Sunflower

Brackman # or other source & #:

3480

How wide is the quilt?

84 inches

How long is the quilt?

85 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue; White

Antique colors:

Indigo Blue

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

ca. 1838

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

15 x15

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

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

White, 5 1/2 inches wide on two long sides.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend; 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:

17, 33 3/4, 33

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?

Front turned to back; 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:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

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

Applied tape binding on three sides. Self binding [ front to back ] on one side.

Quilt top made by:

Hardesty, Sarah

Where the quilt was made, city:

Wilmington,

Where the quilt was made, state:

Ohio (OH)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

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

According to 1850 census Sarah Hardesty was 30 years old, had $75 in real estate and two children, Eliza 11 and Lucinda 8. Sarah died between 1859 and 1864. A note attached to the quilt, written by Eliza Hardesty Farren, dated May 30, 1908, identifies the maker and date of the quilt.

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