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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