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Victoria's Crown; Knox Family Quilt ,compass star

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-206

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

2000.46.1

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Victoria's Crown

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Knox Family Quilt ,compass star

Brackman # or other source & #:

3648

How wide is the quilt?

92 inches

How long is the quilt?

92 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt finished?

ca. 1850

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1833-36

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9 whole blocks, 12 half blocks, 4 quarter blocks

Size of quilt blocks:

14 x 14

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:

White around outer edge, 6 1/2 inches wide

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

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:

Cotton

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:

15 1/2, 24 1/2, 25, 25

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

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

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Double parallel lines; Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Wreaths

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

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

Believed to have been made by Jane Ellen Knox Stewart.See DAR 2000.46.2 and 2000.46.3 for other quilts from same family.

Where the quilt was made, county:

Wyoming

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

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

Cite this Quilt

Victoria's Crown. ca. 1850. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum; Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-206. Accessed: 03/29/24