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QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-271

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

87.87

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Maze quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Labyrinth

How wide is the quilt?

83 1/2 inches

How long is the quilt?

79 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; White

Antique colors:

Turkey Red

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Type of inscription:

Initials

What is inscribed on the quilt?

C

Method used to make the inscription:

Other

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

appliqued

Location of inscription:

other

Describe where the inscription was found:

center of quilt

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt finished?

ca. 1850

Describe the quilt's layout:

Nontraditional or art

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

Greek Key surrounds maze. Straight line with squares on alternating sides around four sides,a configuration known as the "Walls of Troy". Pairs of straight lines on two opposite sides.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

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:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

34, 35, 10

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

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

Self binding on three sides, applied binding on one side.

Quilt top made by:

McClelland, Margaret Cabell

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 design of the maze is based on a mosiac floor, since destroyed, at Amiens Cathedral in France. Margaret Cabell [1785-1863] married Thomas S. McClelland in 1820. The quilt descended to Mary Carter Nininger, Great granddaughter of Mary Cabell. Mary Nininger gave the quilt to Donor Margaret Gillespie Willis.

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

Cite this Quilt

McClelland, Margaret Cabel. Maze quilt. ca. 1850. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum; Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-271. Accessed: 03/29/24