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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