QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-242

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

54.160

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Wholecloth

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

whitework

How wide is the quilt?

98 inches

How long is the quilt?

103 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White

Overall color scheme:

One color/monochromatic

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

1835-1840

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

None

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

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

Describe embellishment materials or techniques:

French knots, fringe

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:

32 1/2, 34, 28 1/2

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Twill weave

How is the binding made?

Woven tape

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (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:

9

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid diamond; Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Floral; Wreaths; Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Heart, grapes

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Stuffed and corded. Fringe is applied to sides and foot and is probably of machine manufacture, 2.5" wide.

Quilt top made by:

Cunningham, Ann Pamela

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

Donor history states "Quilted bedspread made by Miss Ann Pamela Cunningham, founder of Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union. Spread made by Miss Cunningham who was an invalid, prior to her work with the Association. Born in 1818, Miss Cunningham was crippled when thrown from a horse when she was about 18. Spread was family heirloom, passed down to Mrs. Floride Cuningham Burney, co-donor, great-niece of the maker. Miss Cunningham lived at Rosemont Plantation, Laurens County, South Carolina." Notes in paper file say that Miss Cunningham was born in 1816 and she was thrown from the horse at the age of 17. The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union was founded in 1853. Miss Cunningham died in 1875. Cunningham is seen spelled with either one or two "n's." Mrs. Burney spells "Cunningham" as "Cuningham."

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 gender:

Female

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

DAR Museum

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