QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-232

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

86.145.3

This is a:

Other

Describe the item:

Summer Spread with Backing

Quilt's title:

Log Cabin

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Log Cabin Sunshine and Shadow, Deihle Family Quilt

Brackman # or other source & #:

2576

How wide is the quilt?

74 inches

How long is the quilt?

66 5/8 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Maroon; Green; Pink; Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

red velvet center squares that are not original have been patched on at a later date (they are situated on several of the squares on the left side border). White satin ribbons also added later.

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

ca. 1880

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

110

Size of quilt blocks:

6 1/2 x 6 1/2

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Wool; Silk

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Foundation Piecing; Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

4

Width of pieces on the back:

7, 7, 11 1/2, 37 1/2

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

greater than one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

multicolor

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch

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

Backing is striped blue and white.

Where the quilt was made, county:

Lancaster County

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:

From Diehle Family see also 86.145.1, and 86.145.2.

Why was the quilt made?

Other

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