QUILT INDEX RECORD
16-12-271
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
DAR Museum
Who documented this quilt?
DAR Museum; Permanent Collection
DAR Number:
87.87
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Maze quilt
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Labyrinth
How wide is the quilt?
83 1/2 inches
How long is the quilt?
79 1/2 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Red; White
Antique colors:
Turkey Red
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Type of inscription:
Initials
What is inscribed on the quilt?
C
Method used to make the inscription:
Other
Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:
appliqued
Location of inscription:
other
Describe where the inscription was found:
center of quilt
Time period:
1850-1875
When was the quilt finished?
ca. 1850
Describe the quilt's layout:
Nontraditional or art
Number of borders:
3
Describe the borders:
Greek Key surrounds maze. Straight line with squares on alternating sides around four sides,a configuration known as the "Walls of Troy". Pairs of straight lines on two opposite sides.
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
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:
3
Width of pieces on the back:
34, 35, 10
Describe the back:
Same fabric used throughout
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front
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?
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:
9
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
8
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Self binding on three sides, applied binding on one side.
Quilt top made by:
McClelland, Margaret Cabell
Where the quilt was made, country:
USA
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
The design of the maze is based on a mosiac floor, since destroyed, at Amiens Cathedral in France. Margaret Cabell [1785-1863] married Thomas S. McClelland in 1820. The quilt descended to Mary Carter Nininger, Great granddaughter of Mary Cabell. Mary Nininger gave the quilt to Donor Margaret Gillespie Willis.
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
Quilts from a Young Country, Houston International Quilt Festival, 2008, Houston TX.
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
McClelland, Margaret Cabel. Maze quilt. ca. 1850. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum; Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-271. Accessed: 07/27/24