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Children's Delight and Colonial Patchwork; Sloane Family Quilt

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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