QUILT INDEX RECORD
16-12-218
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
DAR Museum
Who documented this quilt?
DAR Museum; Permanent Collection
DAR Number:
86.80
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Floral Wreath applique
How wide is the quilt?
82 inches
How long is the quilt?
82 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
White; Green; Red
Antique colors:
Cheddar Orange or Antimony or Chrome Orange
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Poor/very worn
Time period:
1850-1875
When was the quilt finished?
1870
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
16
Size of quilt blocks:
18 x 18
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection)
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Squares
Sashing width:
3
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
3 inch wide, tan along outsides, red in center. Orange square corner blocks.
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
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?
Brown
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
4
Width of pieces on the back:
25 1/2, 25 1/2, 25, 8 1/2
Describe the back:
Same fabric used throughout
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
How is the binding made?
Front turned to back
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?
Medium (3/16?)
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Thread type used for the quilting:
cotton
Color of thread used in the quilting:
tan. white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
5
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
6
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Grid/crosshatch
Quilt top made by:
Hornsby, Mrs.
Where the quilt was made, state:
Louisiana (LA)
Where the quilt was made, country:
USA
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
This info. was obtained from an article in the " Baton Rouge Morning Advocate", Oct. 12, 1964, and from a note left with the quilt by the last owner, Mrs. Mary Dickson Bridgeman: " This homespun quilt was made about 200 yrs ago by Dr. Hornsby's wife. She was 66 yrs old at the time. At one time the quilt was housed in the Old Arsenal Museum on the La. State Capitol grounds."
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
Cite this Quilt
Hornsby, Mrs. Floral Wreath applique. 1870. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum; Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-218. Accessed: 04/19/24