QUILT INDEX RECORD
16-12-200
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
DAR Museum
Who documented this quilt?
DAR Museum; Permanent Collection
DAR Number:
2000.12
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Wholecloth
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Vedder Family Blue Resist
How wide is the quilt?
85 inches
How long is the quilt?
93 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
White
Antique colors:
Indigo Blue
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Time period:
Pre-1799
When was the quilt finished?
mid-18th century
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?
Cream
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
4
Width of pieces on the back:
25, 25, 25 1/4, 10
How is the binding made?
Edges turned in/ no separate binding
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:
5
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
6
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid diamond
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
cathedral arch
Where the quilt was made, state:
New York (NY)
Where the quilt was made, country:
USA
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Blue resist quilt from Vedder family in New York.
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
Wholecloth. mid-18th century. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum; Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-200. Accessed: 04/26/24