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QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-295

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum, Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

2226

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Whole cloth

How wide is the quilt?

59 inches

How long is the quilt?

28 1/4 inches

Shape of edge:

Embellished or trimmed

What color is the quilt?

White

Overall color scheme:

One color/monochromatic

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

None

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Fringe

Materials used to make the back:

Linen

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

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; Stuffed work

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

14

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

15

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

basket

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

Why was the quilt made?

Home decoration

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

Whole cloth. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum, Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-295. Accessed: 03/29/24