QUILT INDEX RECORD
16-12-190
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
DAR Museum
Who documented this quilt?
DAR Museum; Permanent Collection
DAR Number:
99.21
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Friendship Plume
Brackman # or other source & #:
6.8
How wide is the quilt?
86inches
How long is the quilt?
87 inches
Shape of edge:
Scalloped
Shape of corners:
Rounded
What color is the quilt?
White; Pink
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Time period:
1930-1949
When was the quilt finished?
ca. 1930
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
9
Size of quilt blocks:
24 x24
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:
Swag border in pink forms scalloped outer edge.
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:
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:
20 1/2, 33 1/2,32
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)?
half inch - one inch
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cannot tell
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:
7
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
8
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline; Echo
Where the quilt was made, state:
Delaware (DE)
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
Friendship Plume. ca. 1930. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum; Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-190. Accessed: 03/29/24
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