QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-254

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

91.61

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Wholecloth

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Dr. Syntax

How wide is the quilt?

72 1/2 inches

How long is the quilt?

86 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Blue

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

1812-1825

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Linen

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:

7, 79 1/2, 9 1/2

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (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:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid diamond

Where the quilt was made, state:

Virginia (VA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

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

A wholcloth quilt featuring a toile of Dr. Syntax. The main character, the man in the coat, wig, and three cornered hat, is Dr. Syntax, a character in a series of satirical poems by William Combe (under the pseudonym of Alfred Crowquill) illustrated by Thomas Rowlandson and published by R. Ackermann between about 1812 and 1822. Rowlandson (1756-1827) was one of England's greatest caricaturists, who commented on politics and society of his day. Dr. Syntax was a fictional clergyman/schoolmaster who was introduced in "Dr. Syntax In Search of the Picturesque," a satire on William Gilpin's popular and influential illustrated guidebooks extolling the romantic appreciation of landscape. The Doctor took three "Tours." See file for printouts of the original images, which are slightly different from the versions in the toile, and for their identification.

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

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