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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