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