QUILT INDEX RECORD
16-12-210
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
DAR Museum
Who documented this quilt?
DAR Museum; Permanent Collection
DAR Number:
2001
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?
85 inches
How long is the quilt?
93 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Pink; Brown
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Poor/very worn
Time period:
Pre-1799
When was the quilt finished?
1775-1800 1800-1840
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
64 whole pieced blocks, 8 half pieced blocks , 72 whole plain blocks, 23 half plain blocks.
Size of quilt blocks:
7 x7
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
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
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Print; Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery
Materials used to make the back:
Linen
What color is the back of the quilt?
Cream
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
6
Width of pieces on the back:
12, 30 1/2, 30 1/2, 12, 12 1/2, 16
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 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:
cream
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
7
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
6
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid/crosshatch; Outline
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Appliqued in the center are five wool, crewel embroidered floral sprays in three shades of blue.
Where the quilt was made, city:
Sunderland
Where the quilt was made, state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Where the quilt was made, country:
USA
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Part of the trousseau of Mrs. Tryphena Montague Hubbard of Sunderland,MA. when she married Caleb Hubbard on June 15,1780. See also DAR 1994.1 and DAR 1994.2 for other textiles ascribed to her.
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 maiden name:
Montague
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
DAR Museum
Cite this Quilt
Puritan Star. 1775-1800 1800-1840. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum; Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-210. Accessed: 04/25/24