QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-193

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

99.23.2

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Pinwheel

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Carr Family Quilt

Brackman # or other source & #:

1264

How wide is the quilt?

78.5 inches

How long is the quilt?

94.5 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Pink

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Type of inscription:

Initials; Message; Date

What is inscribed on the quilt?

DAC / 1846 ; Made by Amanda Carr/ 1846

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1846

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label; Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on block

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

ca. 1846

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

11 x 11 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:

Plain white outer edge, 11 inches wide.

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:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

30 1/2, 15 1/2, 31 1/2

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:

12

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

14

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

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 99.23.1 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