QUILT INDEX RECORD
16-12-208
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
DAR Museum
Who documented this quilt?
DAR Museum; Permanent Collection
DAR Number:
50.43
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Whirlwind
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
wild goose chase
Brackman # or other source & #:
2799
How wide is the quilt?
90 inches
How long is the quilt?
97 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
White; Yellow; Red
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Time period:
1800-1849
When was the quilt finished?
1830-1840
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
90
Size of quilt blocks:
7.5 x7.5
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
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:
Plain white fabric, quilted and stuffed 10 inches wide.
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
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?
White
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
4
Width of pieces on the back:
24, 24, 33, 32 1/2
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?
Straight 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?
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:
10
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
8
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid diamond
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Feathering; Wreaths
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Stipple
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Pieced blocks alternating with plain fabric blocks quilted with feather wreaths.
Quilt top made by:
Lindsey, Ann M. Neiswanger
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
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
DAR Museum
Cite this Quilt
Lindsey, Ann M. Neiswange. Whirlwind. 1830-1840. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum; Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-208. Accessed: 04/25/24