QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-197

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

200

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Puritan Star

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

eight-pointed star

Brackman # or other source & #:

3735b

How wide is the quilt?

75 inches

How long is the quilt?

100 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Yellow; Pink; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

mid-19th Century

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

34 whole, 24 half blocks

Size of quilt blocks:

9 x9

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Triangles; Squares

Sashing width:

2 3/4

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Pieced zig zag 3 3/4 inches wide.

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

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

25 1/2, 26, 26

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

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:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

10

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Double parallel lines; Outline; Echo

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

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