QUILT INDEX RECORD
16-12-224
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
DAR Museum
Who documented this quilt?
DAR Museum; Permanent Collection
DAR Number:
86.136.2
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Puss in the Corner
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Jaco Family Quilt
Brackman # or other source & #:
1669
How wide is the quilt?
67 3/4 inches
How long is the quilt?
80 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Brown; Beige or Tan; Pink
Quilt's condition:
Poor/very worn
Time period:
1876-1900
When was the quilt finished?
ca. 1879
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
42
Size of quilt blocks:
10 x 10
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Squares
Number of borders:
3
Describe the borders:
Each 2 inches wide, solid fabric. Inner of red, center of tan, outer of brown.
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain; Print
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
1
Describe the back:
Same fabric used throughout
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Wool
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?)
Thread type used for the quilting:
cotton
Color of thread used in the quilting:
brown
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
8
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
5
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Single parallel lines; Grid diamond
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Backing of one piece of roller printed fabric.
Quilt top made by:
Jaco, Elizabeth Kefaver
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 86.136.1 for quilt by Rebecca Ann Jaco, daughter in law of Elizabeth Kefavar Jaco.
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
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Kefavor
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
DAR Museum
Cite this Quilt
Jaco, Elizabeth Kefave. Puss in the Corner. ca. 1879. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum; Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-224. Accessed: 04/26/24