QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-165

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

97.2.2

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Old Italian Blocks

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Tile Pattern

Brackman # or other source & #:

2881

How wide is the quilt?

31 inches

How long is the quilt?

36.5 inches

What color is the quilt?

White; Green; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt finished?

ca. 1860

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

42

Size of quilt blocks:

4 x4

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

2

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Band of white with sawtooth edge on both sides, 4 inches wide.

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:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

33 1/4, 2 5/8

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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:

11

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

11

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines; Grid diamond

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

Sawtooth border is appliqued.

Quilted by:

Harker, Rebecca Gladstone; Gladstone, Rebecca

Where the quilt was made, city:

Baltimore

Where the quilt was made, state:

Maryland (MD)

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 97.2.1 for another quilt by same maker.

Why was the quilt made?

Baby or crib

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