QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-102

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

74.290

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Medallion

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Hewson quilt

How wide is the quilt?

97 inches

How long is the quilt?

99 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Brown; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

The quilt is encased in crepeline

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

1800-1810

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Number of borders:

5

Describe the borders:

Rectangular border of print fabric surrounds center design.[8" wide]. Second retangular border of different print fabric [8 1/2" wide].At top and bottom of outer rectangle are strips of a garland print fabric [4 1/2" wide]. Remaining borders run from top to bottom of sides of the quilt: a stip of hanging squares, [9 3/4" wide[, repeat of the fabric used for second rectangle [4 3/4" wide], repeat of garland print [4" wide].

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Print

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

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

4

Width of pieces on the back:

27,32,31,7 1/2

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

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

half inch - one 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:

Off white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid diamond

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

Block printed vase of flowers with butterfly and 37 floral sprays surrounded by mutiple borders.

Where the quilt was made, city:

PHILADELPHIA

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

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

Donor history states it was owned by Tobias Watkins(1780-1855). Fabric printed by John Hewson.

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