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QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-305

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum, Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

92.151

This is a:

Other

Describe the item:

Backed Summer Spread Doll Quilt

Quilt's title:

Reversable Doll Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

16 1/2 inches

How long is the quilt?

19 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

1875-1890

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

32

Size of quilt blocks:

2 x 3 1/2

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

2

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:

Striped; Plaid

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

16

Width of pieces on the back:

4 1/2 x4 1/2

Describe the back:

Different fabrics

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

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

Quilt is reversable with rectangles of different fabric on one side, half square triangles on other.

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

Why was the quilt made?

Teaching or learning sample

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

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Cite this Quilt

Reversable Doll Quilt. 1875-1890. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum, Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-305. Accessed: 03/28/24