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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