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Mosaic Quilt; Baby Blocks; Hexagonal Star

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-321

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum, Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

93.26.2

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Mosaic Quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Baby Blocks

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Hexagonal Star

Brackman # or other source & #:

142e

How wide is the quilt?

50 1/2 inches

How long is the quilt?

59 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Burgundy; Red; Black

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Type of inscription:

Message

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Paper tag sewn to corner which states, " Quilt was made by Mary B. Wheeler Lockwood of Brandon, Wis. circa 1850. This is made of pieces of the clothing of hers and her two daughters."

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1850

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

ca. 1890

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1850

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Number of quilt blocks:

306

Size of quilt blocks:

3 x 3

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Burgandy

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other Piecing; English template Piecing; Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

yes

Materials used to make the back:

Silk

What color is the back of the quilt?

Beige or Tan

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

15, 35 1/2

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Print

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?

Tied or tufted; Machine quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

red

Quilt top made by:

Lockwood, Mary B. Wheeler

Where the quilt was made, city:

Brandon

Where the quilt was made, state:

Wisconsin (WI)

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 DAR 93.26.1 for another quilt from this family.

Why was the quilt made?

Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

Decorative Textile

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

Quiltmaker's city:

Brandon

Quiltmaker's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

DAR Museum

Cite this Quilt

Lockwood, Mary B. Wheele. Mosaic Quilt. ca. 1890. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum, Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-321. Accessed: 03/29/24