QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-224

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

86.136.2

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Puss in the Corner

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Jaco Family Quilt

Brackman # or other source & #:

1669

How wide is the quilt?

67 3/4 inches

How long is the quilt?

80 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Beige or Tan; Pink

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

ca. 1879

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

42

Size of quilt blocks:

10 x 10

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

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

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

Each 2 inches wide, solid fabric. Inner of red, center of tan, outer of brown.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Wool

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?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

brown

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines; Grid diamond

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Backing of one piece of roller printed fabric.

Quilt top made by:

Jaco, Elizabeth Kefaver

Where the quilt was made, city:

PHILADELPHIA

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

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 86.136.1 for quilt by Rebecca Ann Jaco, daughter in law of Elizabeth Kefavar Jaco.

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:

Kefavor

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

DAR Museum