QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-269

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

87.69

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Floral Wreath and Garden Maze

Brackman # or other source & #:

1054

How wide is the quilt?

99 3/4 inches

How long is the quilt?

100 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Brown; Yellow; Red; Blue

Antique colors:

Cheddar Orange or Antimony or Chrome Orange

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Type of inscription:

Initials; Message

What is inscribed on the quilt?

M.A. Baden 150 yrs old

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt finished?

ca. 1860

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Size of quilt blocks:

21 x 21

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by pieced pattern sashing; Separated by appliqued pattern sashing

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Sashing width:

2 3/4

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Brown print fabric around outer edge, 4 inches wide.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Brown

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

34, 33 1/2, 35

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Print

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

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?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white, blue, brown

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Wreaths; Vines; Floral

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

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

Intersections of Garden Maze sashing are appliqued, not pieced.

Quilt top made by:

Turner, Martha Ann Gibbons

Where the quilt was made, county:

Prince George's County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Maryland (MD)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

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

Inscription may not be from quilt maker but from later owner. Baden is a location in Maryland not a family name.

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 gender:

Female

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

DAR Museum