QUILT INDEX RECORD
16-12-249
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
DAR Museum
Who documented this quilt?
DAR Museum; Permanent Collection
DAR Number:
90.34
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Charm Quilt
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Honeycomb
Brackman # or other source & #:
160a
How wide is the quilt?
63 inches
How long is the quilt?
72 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
White; Brown; Pink; Red
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Time period:
1876-1900
When was the quilt finished?
ca. 1900
Describe the quilt's layout:
One patch or allover
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Other Piecing; English template Piecing; Hand Piecing
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
1
Describe the back:
Same fabric used throughout
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front
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:
7
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
6
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Quilt top made by:
Butterfield, Caroline; Works, Francis Parker
Where the quilt was made, city:
Humboldt
Where the quilt was made, state:
Kansas (KS)
Where the quilt was made, country:
USA
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
The maker is possibly Caroline Butterfield Works, but more probably Francis Parker Works based on the life dates of the makers and the dates of fabrics used in the quilt. See file for family tree .
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
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
DAR Museum
Cite this Quilt
Butterfield, Caroline; Works, Francis Parke. Charm Quilt. ca. 1900. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum; Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-249. Accessed: 03/29/24