QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-301

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum, Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

92.144

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Flags of the World

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Tobacco Flag Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

77 inches

How long is the quilt?

86 3/4 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

Square cut outs all four corners

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Green; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Time period:

1901-1929

When was the quilt finished?

1912-1915

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

Flags

Number of quilt blocks:

105

Size of quilt blocks:

5 x 8

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

3 Borders on long sides of quilt; green , red, grey. One border in grey on short sides of quilt. Each border is 4 inches wide. Red border on one side longer than on other.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Flannel

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Premium type

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Brown

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

35, 42

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

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:

red, green

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

ovals

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Made from fabric put in tobacco products both as packaging protection and as an incentive to purchase the product.

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

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

The donor purchased the quilt in an antique store in Spencer, IA in 1985.

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

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

DAR Museum