QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-209

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

2000.46.3

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Lone Star

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Knox Family Quilt, Star of Bethleham

Brackman # or other source & #:

4005

How wide is the quilt?

95 inches

How long is the quilt?

95 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Yellow; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Type of inscription:

Date

What is inscribed on the quilt?

1833

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1833

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Location of inscription:

on back

Describe where the inscription was found:

corner

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

1833-1836

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1833-36

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Medallion size:

86 x86

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Red swag on white, 7 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

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:

18 1/2, 26 1/2, 53 1/2

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half 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:

9

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral; Feathering; Cables

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Where the quilt was made, county:

Wyoming

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

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

Believed to have been made by Jane Ellen Knox Stewart.See DAR 2000.46.1 and 2000.46.2 for other quilts from same family.

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