QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-199

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

1664

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Wholecloth

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

whitework

How wide is the quilt?

84.5 inches

How long is the quilt?

96 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White

Overall color scheme:

One color/monochromatic

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Type of inscription:

Message

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

ca. 1830

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

None

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

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

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Twill weave

How is the binding made?

Woven tape

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:

whie

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Floral; Wreaths; Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Stylized pineapple or pomegranate

Where the quilt was made, city:

Huntington Landing

Where the quilt was made, state:

Connecticut (CT)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

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

Donor Information:Bedspread quilted by Mrs. Sarah Hull Ufford about 1830. She was the niece and adopted daughter of Commodore Issac Hull, and the quilt was made in his house. It was from this house on the banks of the Housatonic river at Huntington Landing, Connecticut, that Commodore Hull went forth to win a brilliant record in the history of our country. Presented by the Sarah Riggs Humphreys Chapter Derby, Connecticut. [typed note attached to quilt top]. Commodore Hull served in the Navy and was remembered as the commander of the USS Constitution during the War of 1812. Hull was married to Anna Hart of Saybrook in 1813. Hull had no children. He retired to Philadelphia and died there in 1843. He is buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery. (See paper file)

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

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

DAR Museum

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