QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-252

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

90.220.1

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Mosaic quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Honeycomb, Flower Garden Design

Brackman # or other source & #:

160n

How wide is the quilt?

74 inches

How long is the quilt?

82 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Black; Purple; Gold

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt finished?

ca. 1870

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

None

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Silk floral print on machine prequilted material Approx. 7 inches wide.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Silk

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other Piecing; English template Piecing; Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Silk

What color is the back of the quilt?

Brown

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

4

Width of pieces on the back:

20 1/2, 21 1/2, 21 1/2, 10

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

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?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting; Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

tan

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

Why was the quilt made?

Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

Decorative Textile

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