QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-292

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum, Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

2005.38

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Medallion

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Darst Family

How wide is the quilt?

108 inches

How long is the quilt?

117 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White

Antique colors:

Indigo Blue

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Type of inscription:

Initials

What is inscribed on the quilt?

GJ / YH

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

Early 19th Century

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

None

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

Embroidered floral vine and embroidered vine with leaves, possibly a later addition.

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

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

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:

4

Width of pieces on the back:

15 1/2, 42 1/2,43 1/2, 15 1/2

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

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:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

11

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Floral

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Stipple

Quilt top made by:

Harness, Elizabeth Yoakum; Darst, Martha Harness

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

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

See 2006.38 for a quilt from the same family.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Eye on Elegance: Early Quilts of Maryland and Virginia DAR Museum Washington, D.C. Oct. 3, 2014 – Sept. 5. 2015

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:

Yoakum

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

DAR Museum