QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-216

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

86.42

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Feathered Star

Brackman # or other source & #:

2249

How wide is the quilt?

70 1/4 inches

How long is the quilt?

83 3/4 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Green; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt finished?

ca. 1865

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

9 x9

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

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:

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:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

8 1/2, 32, 31

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:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

11

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Stipple; Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Wreaths

Quilt top made by:

Elliott, Mary Smitson Baker

Where the quilt was made, state:

Kentucky (KY)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

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

At the time of the 1860 census, Mary Smitson was a 16-year-old living in Bracken County, Kentucky, with her mother, stepfather, and seven brothers and sisters. Her 40-year-old widowed mother had married Martin L. Baker, a 37-year-old farmer, the previous year. During the 1860's Mary married Elijah C. Elliott, and lived in Jackson Station, Tipton County, Indiana. Elijah Elliott was the owner of the general store, a stave and a heading factory. She had two daughters, Ida (born 1868) and Lucy M. (Born 1870). After he died she married Dimmit Rice. According to the 1900 census, she was widowed and living in Tipton County, Indiana with her youngest daughter. She died around 1925.

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