QUILT INDEX RECORD
16-12-281
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
DAR Museum
Who documented this quilt?
DAR Museum; Permanent Collection
DAR Number:
88.23
This is a:
Other
Describe the item:
Summer Spread with Backing
Quilt's title:
Patriotic Quilt Variation
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Flag quilt, Eagle quilt
Brackman # or other source & #:
3983
How wide is the quilt?
76 inches
How long is the quilt?
88 1/4 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Red; White
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Time period:
1850-1875
When was the quilt finished?
ca.1865
Describe the quilt's layout:
Nontraditional or art
Subject of the quilt:
Eagle
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
None
Describe the borders:
White stars on blue background, 6-6 1/2 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
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:
35, 35 1/2, 5
Describe the back:
Same fabric used throughout
Fabric structure of the binding:
Twill weave
How is the binding made?
Woven tape
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
half inch - one inch
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
No filling
How are the layers held together?
Not quilted
Quilt top made by:
ENGLISH WOOD DODGE, MARGARET
Where the quilt was made, state:
New York (NY)
Where the quilt was made, country:
USA
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
An identical quilt in silk, also made by Margaret Dodge was exhibited at the 1864 Brooklyn and Long Island Sanitary Commission fair and later sent as a gift to President Abraham Lincoln. The eagle in both quilts were painted by Margaret's son, John W. Dodge, a miniaturist painter. See also DAR 87.67.1 and DAR 87.67.2 for other quilts by same maker
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
Cite this Quilt
ENGLISH WOOD DODGE, MARGARE. Patriotic Quilt Variation. ca.1865. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum; Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-281. Accessed: 03/19/24
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