QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-326

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum, Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

2772

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Vase of Roses

How wide is the quilt?

80 inches

How long is the quilt?

80 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Describe the corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; Yellow; Green; White

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:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Size of quilt blocks:

19 1/2 x 19 1/2

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

10" wide with a green scalloped design on inner and outer edge and stems of flowers in between.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

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

Novelty techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other novelty technique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc)

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

stuffed work

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Cording

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?

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:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral; Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

One plain square with a floral spray motif and three with a basket of flowers echoing applique pattern.

Where the quilt was made, state:

Ohio (OH)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

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

This quilt won a $50.00 cash prize at the Ohio State Fair (exact location of fair grounds and year uncertain). It was recorded in watercolor for the "Index of American Design" in 1938. Featured in "Woman's Day " magazine September 1941. There is a reproduction of this quilt in the James Collection at the University of Nebraska made after original quilt's image was published in the magazine.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

DAR Museum, Washington, DC, February 1, 1984.

Contests entered:

Ohio State Fair, $50 prize

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

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