QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-283

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

88.33

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Original Chrysanthemum in Pot

How wide is the quilt?

79 5/8 inches

How long is the quilt?

64 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Brown; Pink

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt finished?

ca. 1870

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

4

Size of quilt blocks:

40 x 32

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Novelty techniques used to make the quilt top:

Dimensional applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

9 1/2, 28 1/2, 26 1/2

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

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?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16?)

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:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid square; Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

hearts

Quilt top made by:

Greeson, Louisa Harrison Hatchett

Where the quilt was made, city:

Prescott

Where the quilt was made, state:

Arkansas (AR)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

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

Made by Louisa Harrison Hatchett Greeson, born in Hardin County, Tennessee. She married Hartwell Greeson in 1864 and moved to Prescott, Arkansas. She had her first child there in 1866. She raised four children of her own and several from a previous marriage.

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 maiden name:

Harrison

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

1864

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

Greeson, Hartwell

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

DAR Museum