QUILT INDEX RECORD
16-12-220
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
DAR Museum
Who documented this quilt?
DAR Museum; Permanent Collection
DAR Number:
86.122.2
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Mosaic Quilt
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Garden Walk
Brackman # or other source & #:
160L
How wide is the quilt?
98 1/2 inches
How long is the quilt?
94 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Brown; Green; Red
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Time period:
1850-1875
When was the quilt finished?
ca. 1860-70
Describe the quilt's layout:
One patch or allover
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Hexagons
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
Printed floral fabric around outside edge, 4 inches wide.
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Silk; Cotton; Wool
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain; Print
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Other Piecing; Hand Piecing
What color is the back of the quilt?
Brown
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
5
Width of pieces on the back:
22 1/2, 22 1/2, 23 1/2, 23, 3
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 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?
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:
blue, red ,brown, white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
6
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
7
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Quilt top made by:
Amis, Katherine Foxhall
Where the quilt was made, county:
Fauquier
Where the quilt was made, state:
Virginia (VA)
Where the quilt was made, country:
USA
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
See also DAR 86.122.1 for quilt from same donor.
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
Amis, Katherine Foxhal. Mosaic Quilt. ca. 1860-70. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum; Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-220. Accessed: 03/28/24