QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-276

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

55.38

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Medallion

How wide is the quilt?

97 inches

How long is the quilt?

97 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Gold; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

ca. 1828

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Medallion size:

40 1/4 x 40 1/4

Number of borders:

5

Describe the borders:

7" roller-printed swag border surrounds the center. A white border(6"),6 3/4" floral cotton border,7" white border, and an 8" floral cotton border follow.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Chintz

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

buttonhole stitch around center applique

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

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:

34 1/2, 35 1/2, 24 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?

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?

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:

9

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid diamond

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Baskets

Where the quilt was made, city:

Poplar Creek

Where the quilt was made, county:

Cabarrus County

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

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

The donor states the quilt was made for the trousseau of Mary Ann Barringer(1811-1845). She was married to Dr. Charles Wilson Harris on July 1,1828 at the Barringer homestead at Poplar Creek, Cabarrus County, North Carolina

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

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Barringer

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1811

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

July 1,1828

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1845

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

Harris, Charles Wilson

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Doctor

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

DAR Museum