QUILT INDEX RECORD
16-12-239
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
DAR Museum
Who documented this quilt?
DAR Museum; Permanent Collection
DAR Number:
87.40
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Irish Chain
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Triple Irish Chain
Brackman # or other source & #:
2283b
How wide is the quilt?
74 inches
How long is the quilt?
82 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
White; Green; Red
Antique colors:
Cheddar Orange or Antimony or Chrome Orange
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Time period:
1850-1875
When was the quilt finished?
ca. 1870
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
30
Size of quilt blocks:
14 x14
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Squares
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Print; 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:
33 12, 34, 7
Describe the back:
Same fabric used throughout
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
Fabric structure of the binding:
Plain weave
How is the binding made?
Straight grain
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:
11
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
12
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Clamshell; Grid square
Quilt top made by:
Keller, Julia Bundy
Where the quilt was made, county:
Brown County
Where the quilt was made, state:
Illinois (IL)
Where the quilt was made, country:
USA
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Donor information:The maker, Julia Bundy Keller was born a Quaker in North Carolina. In 1831 she and her husband left North Carolina for Indiana. Four years later they moved to Illinois. She was blinded in middle age and lived to be 94 years old.
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:
Bundy
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Quaker
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
DAR Museum
Cite this Quilt
Keller, Julia Bund. Irish Chain. ca. 1870. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum; Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-239. Accessed: 03/29/24