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Floral Applique; Eight Spoke Flower, Jaco Family Quilt

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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