QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-272

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

87.89.1

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Doll Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Nine patch variation

How wide is the quilt?

15 1/2 inches

How long is the quilt?

18 1/4 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Brown; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

1840-1850

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Outer border of print stripe fabric with plain corner blocks.

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

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Print

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?

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:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

circles

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

Nine patch placement not consistent. One inch squares fill spaces in between to even up rows.

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