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QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-308

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum, Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

92.154.1

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Crazy Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Hall Family Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

52 1/4 inches

How long is the quilt?

64 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; Orange; Black; Gold; Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Type of inscription:

Date

What is inscribed on the quilt?

1894

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1894

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on block

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

1894

Describe the quilt's layout:

Crazy

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

11 1/4 x 11 1/4

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Brown velvet 4 1/2 inches wide with DARMuseumk corner blocks,4 1/2 x 4 1/2.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Satin; Velvet

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand 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:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

21 1/2 x 30 1/2

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

Quilt top made by:

Hall, Anna

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

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

Donor information: From Hall family (Mrs. Pricilla Lingo Lamneck's mother's family) who lived near Quaker City, Guernsey County, Ohio. See DAR 92.154.2 for another Crazy Quilt by same maker. See DAR 92.154.3,DAR 92.208.3, DAR 92.208.4, DAR 92.208.5,and DAR 92.208.6 for other quilts from same family.

Why was the quilt made?

Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

Decorative Textile

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 educational background:

Quaker

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

DAR Museum

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Cite this Quilt

Hall, Ann. Crazy Quilt. 1894. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum, Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-308. Accessed: 03/29/24