QUILT INDEX RECORD
16-12-223
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
DAR Museum
Who documented this quilt?
DAR Museum; Permanent Collection
DAR Number:
86.136.1
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Floral Applique
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Eight Spoke Flower, Jaco Family Quilt
Brackman # or other source & #:
14.42
How wide is the quilt?
79 5/8 inches
How long is the quilt?
80 7/8 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
White; Green; Red
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Time period:
1850-1875
When was the quilt started?
ca. 1860
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
9
Size of quilt blocks:
201/2 x 21 1/4
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
Number of borders:
5
Describe the borders:
Going from inner to outer they are 1 3/4 inch green,1 1/2 inch red, 1 1/2 inch white,1 1/4 inch red, and 1 3/4 inch green.
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
What color is the back of the quilt?
White
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
3
Width of pieces on the back:
29 1/2, 25 3/4, 25 3/4
Describe the back:
Same fabric used throughout
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
How is the binding made?
Cording
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:
green, white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
9
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
10
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Other; Echo
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Floral
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
circles
Quilt top made by:
Jaco, Rebecca Ann
Where the quilt was made, city:
PHILADELPHIA
Where the quilt was made, state:
Pennsylvania (PA)
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 86.136.2 for a quilt by Elizabeth Kefavar Jaco, Rebecca Ann Jaco's Mother in Law.
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
Jaco, Rebecca An. Floral Applique. 1850-1875. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum; Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-223. Accessed: 03/29/24