QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-263

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

91.463

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Medallion

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Garnhart Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

93 inches

How long is the quilt?

95 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Pink; Yellow; Green; Brown; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Type of inscription:

Date; Message; Initials; Multiple Names

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Pieced by Anna Catherine Garnhart to J.H. Markey" (inscription on back, written by Ida Willard); "Pieced by Ann Christina Garnhart/Mother of David J. Markey for/her grandson J. Henshaw Markey/about 1854" (inscribed on piece of muslin)

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

1849

Family/owner's date for quilt:

about 1854

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Medallion size:

39 x 36

Describe the borders:

Reverse applique leaves around center medallion. Another row of reverse applique leaves around outer row of blocks. Around outer edge of quilt are a 7/8 inch green and white sawtooth border, a 2 1/4 inch green and yellow sawtooth border and a 4 1/8 inch chintz print border.

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; Reverse 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:

4

Width of pieces on the back:

27 1/4, 28 1/4, 27 3/4, 8 7/8

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:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid square; Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Wreaths

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

chevrons

Quilt top made by:

Garnhart, Anna; Markey, Catherine Hummel

Where the quilt was made, county:

Frederick County

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 74.282 for quilt by same maker. Anna Catherine Hummel Markey Garnhart was known to have made at least 11 quilts including a crib quilt, a quilt owned by the Pioneer Museum in Oklahoma, and one still in a private collection. She lived her entire life in Frederick County, Maryland.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Quilts from a Young Country, Houston International Quilt Festival, 2008, Houston TX. Houston International Quilt Festival 2008 Eye on Elegance: Early Quilts of Maryland and Virginia DAR Museum Washington, D.C. Oct. 3, 2014 – Sept. 5. 2015

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

Quiltmaker's county:

Frederick

Quiltmaker's state:

Maryland (MD)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

DAR Museum