QUILT INDEX RECORD
16-12-237
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
DAR Museum
Who documented this quilt?
DAR Museum; Permanent Collection
DAR Number:
87.24.2
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Children's Delight and Colonial Patchwork
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Sloane Family Quilt
Brackman # or other source & #:
1070, 8.58
How wide is the quilt?
75 1/2 inches
How long is the quilt?
101 1/2 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
White; Green; Red
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Binding of later date than rest of quilt.
Time period:
1850-1875
When was the quilt finished?
1850-1860
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
12
Size of quilt blocks:
8 x 8
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by pieced pattern sashing
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Squares
Sashing width:
6 inches
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
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:
24, 27, 24 1/2
Describe the back:
Same fabric used throughout
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
How is the binding made?
Straight grain
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
half inch - one 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:
6
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
7
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline; Clamshell
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Quilt top made by:
Sloane, Roseanna Ruggles
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 87.24.1.
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
Sloane, Roseanna Ruggle. Children's Delight and Colonial Patchwork. 1850-1860. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum; Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-237. Accessed: 03/29/24