QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-170

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

85.63.1

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Pinwheel

Brackman # or other source & #:

1262a

How wide is the quilt?

55 inches

How long is the quilt?

64 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

1800-1840

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

47 pieced, 25 plain

Size of quilt blocks:

6 x 6

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

2

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Silk

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

4

Width of pieces on the back:

8 15 1/2, 15 3/4 ,15 1/4

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Silk

How is the binding made?

Woven tape; Fringe

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?

Wool

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

silk

Color of thread used in the quilting:

gold

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

circles, pineapple

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

The backing is said to have been made from the donor's great grandmother's wedding dress

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

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