QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-235

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

87.10

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Medallion

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Boston Common

Brackman # or other source & #:

3979

How wide is the quilt?

105 inches

How long is the quilt?

104 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Pink; Green; Cream

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Type of inscription:

Date; Message; Place; Multiple Names

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Handmade quilt, from the Robert James Gillam Home, "Sunnyside" in Greenville, South Carolina 1852 [ in ink, "James" is crossed out and "Caldwell" is written above it and again at bottom of label]

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1852

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label; Typewriter

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

c. 1825-1835

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1852

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Medallion size:

23 1/2 x 23 1/2

Number of borders:

7

Describe the borders:

Each border of chintz print. Inner most of DARMuseumk brown, 6inches. Next of cream, 4 1/2 inches. Next of striped brown and cream, 5 inches. Next repeats earlier cream, 4 1/2 inches. Next repeats brown/cream stripe,5 1/2 inches. Next repeats DARMuseumk brown, 5 1/2 inches. Outermost border of pillar print, 7 1/2 inches.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Chintz

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Brown

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Print

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid diamond

Where the quilt was made, county:

Greenwood County

Where the quilt was made, state:

South Carolina (SC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Descended in the Gillam family. Central piece is same as that in quilt 83.33 (also from SC). See notes from "Home and Country" exhibit for other quilts in other collections with this same fabric. Williamsburg also has a textile fragment of this medallion.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Texas Sesquicentennial Quilt Show, Houston, TX, 1986.

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