QUILT INDEX RECORD
16-12-168
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
DAR Museum
Who documented this quilt?
DAR Museum; Permanent Collection
DAR Number:
85.62.2
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Ohio Star
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Gwyer Family Quilt
Brackman # or other source & #:
1631c
How wide is the quilt?
40 5/8 inches
How long is the quilt?
50 3/4 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
White; Brown; Red
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Time period:
1800-1849
When was the quilt finished?
ca.1845
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
40 pieced, 40 plain
Size of quilt blocks:
4.5 x 4.5
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:
3 inch wide outer border of diamond shapes with hour glass shapes in corners.
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain; Print
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
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:
2
Width of pieces on the back:
31, 10
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?
Straight 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:
white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
7
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
10
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid diamond; Clamshell
Quilt top made by:
Townsend, Mary Gwyer
Where the quilt was made, country:
USA
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
See DAR 85.62.3 for another quilt from same family.
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
Townsend, Mary Gwye. Ohio Star. ca.1845. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum; Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-168. Accessed: 04/26/24