QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-236

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

87.24.1

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Zig Zag

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

streak of lightning, Sloane Family Quilt

Brackman # or other source & #:

132b

How wide is the quilt?

66 3/4 inches

How long is the quilt?

76 inches

What color is the quilt?

White; Red

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

ca.1880

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

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?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

1,32 1/2,35

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

greater than one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thick (More 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:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Quilt top made by:

Sloan, Elizabeth

Where the quilt was made, city:

Smithville

Where the quilt was made, state:

Arkansas (AR)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

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

Sloane Family . See also DAR 87.24.2.

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