QUILT INDEX RECORD
16-12-153
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
DAR Museum
Who documented this quilt?
DAR Museum; Permanent Collection
DAR Number:
95.30
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Irish chain variation
How wide is the quilt?
71.5 inches
How long is the quilt?
91.5 inches
Shape of edge:
Scalloped
What color is the quilt?
White; Orange; Blue
Antique colors:
Cheddar Orange or Antimony or Chrome Orange
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Time period:
1850-1875
When was the quilt started?
c. 1865
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
12 whole blocks, 14 half blocks, 4 quarter blocks
Size of quilt blocks:
12 x 12
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by pieced pattern sashing
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:
Print; 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:
24 1/2, 15, 19 3/4
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?
Bias grain
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:
7
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
7
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid square; Outline
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Floral
Quilt top made by:
Decker, Almirah Case
Where the quilt was made, county:
Dutchess County
Where the quilt was made, state:
New York (NY)
Where the quilt was made, country:
USA
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Quilt was made by Almira Case Decker of Dutchess County, NY as a wedding gift for her brother Courtland Richard Case and his bride, Annie Russell (Case), who married in May, 1865. Almira married Peter Decker.
Why was the quilt made?
Wedding
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
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
DAR Museum
Cite this Quilt
Decker, Almirah Cas. Irish chain variation. 1850-1875. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum; Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-153. Accessed: 03/29/24