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