QUILT INDEX RECORD
16-12-246
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
DAR Museum
Who documented this quilt?
DAR Museum; Permanent Collection
DAR Number:
2002.56
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Eight-Pointed Star
Brackman # or other source & #:
3773
How wide is the quilt?
104 inches
How long is the quilt?
104 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Cream; Brown; Red
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Type of inscription:
Date
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Mary M. Waters/ 1853
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
1853
Method used to make the inscription:
In the quilting
Location of inscription:
on block
Time period:
1850-1875
When was the quilt finished?
1853
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
13 pieced whole blocks, 6 plain half blocks, 4 plain quarter blocks
Size of quilt blocks:
20 x 20
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by plain sashing
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Squares
Sashing width:
2 1/4
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
Chintz print around outside edge of quilt, 3 3/4 inches wide.
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Chintz
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
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:
29 1/2, 29 1/2, 28 1/2, 14
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)?
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, green
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
15
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
17
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline; Grid diamond; Grid square; Single parallel lines
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Vines; Floral; Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
birds, fish, baskets
Quilted by:
Waters, Mary
Where the quilt was made, county:
Montgomery
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:
Made by Mary Macubbin Waters (1817-1864) near Goshen, Montgomery County, Maryland in 1853
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 gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1817
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1864
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
DAR Museum
Cite this Quilt
Waters, Mar. Eight-Pointed Star. 1853. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum; Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-246. Accessed: 03/29/24