QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-255

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

91.91.2

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Rose of Sharon

Brackman # or other source & #:

11.831

How wide is the quilt?

73 7/8 inches

How long is the quilt?

89 7/8 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; Green; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

1870-1880

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20 pieced, 12 plain

Size of quilt blocks:

11 1/2 x 11 1/2

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Vine with leaves and rose buds around outer edge of quilt, 4 1/2 inches.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Striped; 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:

13,24,27 1/2

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?

Bias grain

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?

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:

18

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

16

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral; Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

clamshell

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

Block pattern is pieced, border is applique

Quilt top made by:

Spalding, Eliza Delight; Crans, Ingoldsby Mary

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

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

Donor states that the quilt was the property of her aunt, Mary Ingoldsby Crans, and was made by her aunt's mother Eliza Delight Spalding Ingoldsby and friends. See also DAR 90.144 for similar design.

Why was the quilt made?

Wedding

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