QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-287

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum, Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

88.65.1

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Mosaic Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Martha Washington's Flower Garden

Brackman # or other source & #:

160m

How wide is the quilt?

98 5/8 inches

How long is the quilt?

98 5/8 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; Pink; Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

ca. 1840

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Paisley print 3 inches wide.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Paisley; Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Other Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Brown

Width of pieces on the back:

23 1/2, 23 1/2, 28 1/2, 24

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Print

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

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?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 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:

Outline

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Quilt top made by:

WALLIS, HANNAH

Where the quilt was made, city:

PHILADELPHIA

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Quilts from a Young Country, Houston International Quilt Festival, 2008, Houston TX.

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

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

DAR Museum