QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-202

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

2000.20

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Economy Patch

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Square in a Square

Brackman # or other source & #:

2376

How wide is the quilt?

79 inches

How long is the quilt?

79 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Green; Yellow; Pink; Red; Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt finished?

ca. 1850

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

169 pieced blocks, 144 whole plain blocks, 48 half plain blocks, 4 quarter plain blocks

Size of quilt blocks:

4 1/2 x 4 1/2

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

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; 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?

Brown

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

9 1/2, 35 1/4, 34 1/2

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Print

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Silk

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)?

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:

white, brown

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

12

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

12

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Wreaths

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