QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-258

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

91.297

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Log Cabin

Brackman # or other source & #:

2573

How wide is the quilt?

64 inches

How long is the quilt?

68 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Black; Pink; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

1880-1900

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

121

Size of quilt blocks:

6 x 6

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Wool

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Foundation Piecing; Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Red

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

32 1/2, 32 1/2, 4

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?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

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

Different orientation of blocks make irregular patterns of DARMuseumk and light.

Quilt top made by:

Caldwell, Mary McKenzie

Where the quilt was made, county:

Chester County

Where the quilt was made, state:

South Carolina (SC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

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

This quilt was made for donor's mother, Alma Viola Wylie, b. 27 Aug. 1869, died 9 Mar 1927, by her step-grandmother, Mary McKenzie Caldwell, b. ca. 1827, second wife of William Caldwell, b. 1804-died 1885. Alma Viola Viola Wylie married Daniel Gober Anderson.

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

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

McKenzie

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

circa 1827

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Caldwell, William

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

DAR Museum