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QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-219

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

86.122.1

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Medallion

How wide is the quilt?

106 inches

How long is the quilt?

105 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; Yellow; Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

1820-1830

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Number of borders:

11

Describe the borders:

Assorted pieced and single fabric borders surround center star, including sawtooth and hanging square designs.

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; Other Piecing

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:

5

Width of pieces on the back:

23, 23, 23, 23, 11

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)?

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16?)

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

brown, white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline; Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

chevron, zig-zag.

Quilt top made by:

Blackwell, Rebecca Ellen Davenport

Where the quilt was made, county:

Rappahannock

Where the quilt was made, state:

Virginia (VA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

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

See 86.122.2 for another quilt from same donor.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Eye on Elegance: Early Quilts of Maryland and Virginia DAR Museum Washington, D.C. Oct. 3, 2014 – Sept. 5. 2015

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

Blackwell, Rebecca Ellen Davenpor. Medallion. 1820-1830. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum; Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-219. Accessed: 03/28/24

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