QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-229

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

86.143

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Medallion

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Norris and Tyson Geneology Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

104 inches

How long is the quilt?

102 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; Pink; Yellow; Green; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

What is inscribed on the quilt?

John Saurin Norris/son of/John and Mary Norris/born/Baltimore City/March25 1813.. J.S. Norris/and H.T. Tyson/married/in/Philadelphia/June7/1838 Mary Norris/a memento of/affection/from her Grandmother/Mary Norris Hagerstown, Md/February 12,1846 Isaac T. Norris/born24 March 1842/ John Olney Norris/born/11 November 1843 Mary Norris/born/4 April1845 Henrietta Norris/born/ Henrietta T. Norris/daughter of/Isaac and Elizabeth Tyson/born/Baltimore City/November 12 1809 (in ink on center medallion)

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1809- 1846

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Location of inscription:

on block

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

1846

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Medallion size:

61 x 63

Number of borders:

10

Describe the borders:

From center out are a yellow block-printed appliqued sawtooth border, appliqued floral vine, sawtooth border, green and black roller-printed borders appliqued in a chain design, appliqued floral sprigs, chain design, appliqued floral sprigs, red greek key, yellow and brown greek key, and a final red greek key pattern.

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

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Ink drawing

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:

4

Width of pieces on the back:

26 1/2, 26 1/2, 26 1/2, 22

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Woven tape

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:

9

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Clamshell; Grid square; Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Floral

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

Center is drawn with an ink design of a floral wreath which contains extensive genealogical information on the Tyson and Norris families of Maryland. The center also has four other oblong wreaths containing geneological information.

Quilt top made by:

Norris, Mary Rooker

Where the quilt was made, city:

Hagerstown

Where the quilt was made, state:

Maryland (MD)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

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

Quilt is dedicated from Mary Norris to her grandaughter, Mary Norris. See the letter in the paper file from The Harford County Historical Society and the indenture papers with Mary Rooker Norris, John Saurin Norris, and Henrietta Tyson Norris signatures.

Why was the quilt made?

Other

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Quilts from a Young Country, Houston International Quilt Festival, 2008, Houston TX. Houston International Quilt Festival 2008 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