QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-282

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

88.25

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Crazy Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

56 1/2 inches

How long is the quilt?

66 3/8 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; Green; Black

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Type of inscription:

Date; Message; Initials; Place; Multiple Names

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Grandma O M T (embroidered) 1886 (all located in upper left-hand corner block) Loving Thoughts Quincy Toboggan Club The Woman's Pavillion Philadelphia 1876 (all in lower half of quilt) LOVING THOUGHTS by J.H. Wright (in ink)

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1876,1886

Method used to make the inscription:

Printed in the fabric; Embroidery; Ink

Location of inscription:

on block

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

1886

Describe the quilt's layout:

Crazy

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

11 x 11

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery; Painting

Materials used to make the back:

Silk

What color is the back of the quilt?

Gold

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

4

Width of pieces on the back:

17 1/4, 18 1/4, 18 1/4, 3

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Silk

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

greater than one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Wool

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

Quilt top made by:

Trowbridge, Mary Anne Mason

Where the quilt was made, county:

Sheboygan County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

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

Quilt was made by Mary Ann Trowbridge for her daughter Olive Marion Trowbridge Farnsworth when she went to Lawrence College in Rion, Wisconsin in 1886.

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

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