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QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-251

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

90.144

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Rose of Sharon

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Rose of Sharon

Brackman # or other source & #:

11.25

How wide is the quilt?

73 inches

How long is the quilt?

84 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; Pink; Green; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt finished?

1850-1908

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

11 x 11

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

Inner border of red print fabric 5/8 of an inch wide, outer border of appliqued vine with rose buds 4 inches wide, both on three sides only.

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

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

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:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

5 3/4, 33 1/2, 33

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

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

11

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

12

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral; Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

pineapples, hearts

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

Block pattern is pieced, border is applique

Quilt top made by:

Aulls, Katie

Where the quilt was made, city:

Wheeler

Where the quilt was made, state:

New York (NY)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

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

See also DAR 91.91.2 for similar design.

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

Aulls, Kati. Rose of Sharon. 1850-1908. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum; Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-251. Accessed: 03/29/24