QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-259

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

54.171

This is a:

Other

Describe the item:

Doll quilt

Quilt's title:

Mosaic Doll Quilt

Brackman # or other source & #:

1102a

How wide is the quilt?

14 inches

How long is the quilt?

16 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Yellow; Orange; Brown; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Time period:

1850-1875

Describe the quilt's layout:

Other

Number of quilt blocks:

72

Size of quilt blocks:

1 x1

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

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

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Applied cotton ruffle. 3 1/2" wide

Embellishments used:

Other attachments

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

Describe the binding:

ruffle

How is the binding made?

Straight 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:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

chevrons

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

Why was the quilt made?

Teaching or learning sample

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