QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-233

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

86.148

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Kite's Tail

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Strip Quilt

Brackman # or other source & #:

482

How wide is the quilt?

119 inches

How long is the quilt?

105 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; Green; Brown; Cream

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

1830-1845

Describe the quilt's layout:

Vertical strip

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

None

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

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:

32, 32, 32, 22

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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?

Wool

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:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid square; Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

chevrons

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

There are 21 alternating 6" wide stripes of glazed roller-printed cottons and 5" wide stripes of 180 roller-printed cotton squares set on point against a cotton ground cloth.

Where the quilt was made, county:

Essex County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Virginia (VA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

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

This quilt was acquired by Orva Heissenbuttel in an estate sale in Essex County, VA. It was said to have been made by a local family.

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