QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-210

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

2001

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Puritan Star

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

eight-pointed star

Brackman # or other source & #:

3735b

How wide is the quilt?

85 inches

How long is the quilt?

93 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Pink; Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Time period:

Pre-1799

When was the quilt finished?

1775-1800 1800-1840

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

64 whole pieced blocks, 8 half pieced blocks , 72 whole plain blocks, 23 half plain blocks.

Size of quilt blocks:

7 x7

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:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Linen

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

6

Width of pieces on the back:

12, 30 1/2, 30 1/2, 12, 12 1/2, 16

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

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:

cream

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Outline

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

Appliqued in the center are five wool, crewel embroidered floral sprays in three shades of blue.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Sunderland

Where the quilt was made, state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

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

Part of the trousseau of Mrs. Tryphena Montague Hubbard of Sunderland,MA. when she married Caleb Hubbard on June 15,1780. See also DAR 1994.1 and DAR 1994.2 for other textiles ascribed to her.

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 maiden name:

Montague

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

DAR Museum