QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-218

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

86.80

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Floral Wreath applique

How wide is the quilt?

82 inches

How long is the quilt?

82 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Green; Red

Antique colors:

Cheddar Orange or Antimony or Chrome Orange

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt finished?

1870

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

16

Size of quilt blocks:

18 x 18

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection)

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Sashing width:

3

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

3 inch wide, tan along outsides, red in center. Orange square corner blocks.

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

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

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:

4

Width of pieces on the back:

25 1/2, 25 1/2, 25, 8 1/2

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

tan. white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilt top made by:

Hornsby, Mrs.

Where the quilt was made, state:

Louisiana (LA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

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

This info. was obtained from an article in the " Baton Rouge Morning Advocate", Oct. 12, 1964, and from a note left with the quilt by the last owner, Mrs. Mary Dickson Bridgeman: " This homespun quilt was made about 200 yrs ago by Dr. Hornsby's wife. She was 66 yrs old at the time. At one time the quilt was housed in the Old Arsenal Museum on the La. State Capitol grounds."

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