QUILT INDEX RECORD
16-12-324
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
DAR Museum
Who documented this quilt?
DAR Museum, Permanent Collection
DAR Number:
94.33
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Oak Leaf
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Oak Leaf and Reel
Brackman # or other source & #:
5.63
How wide is the quilt?
85 inches
How long is the quilt?
76 1/2 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
White; Red
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Time period:
1876-1900
When was the quilt finished?
ca. 1890
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
36 full blocks, 17 half blocks, and 2 quarter blocks
Size of quilt blocks:
23 1/2 x 23 1/2
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
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
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
White
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
5
Width of pieces on the back:
Smaller pieces stitched into two panels, 43 1/4 x 33
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:
7
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Patches outlined/in the ditch
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
circles
Where the quilt was made, country:
USA
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Used by Mable Hollis Whittmore, born Boston South Shore in 1878.
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
Cite this Quilt
Oak Leaf. ca. 1890. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum, Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-324. Accessed: 04/25/24