QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-324

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum, Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

94.33

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Oak Leaf

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Oak Leaf and Reel

Brackman # or other source & #:

5.63

How wide is the quilt?

85 inches

How long is the quilt?

76 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Red

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

ca. 1890

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

36 full blocks, 17 half blocks, and 2 quarter blocks

Size of quilt blocks:

23 1/2 x 23 1/2

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

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:

Solid/plain

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

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:

5

Width of pieces on the back:

Smaller pieces stitched into two panels, 43 1/4 x 33

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

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:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Patches outlined/in the ditch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

circles

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

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

Used by Mable Hollis Whittmore, born Boston South Shore in 1878.

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

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

DAR Museum