QUILT INDEX RECORD
16-12-266
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
DAR Museum
Who documented this quilt?
DAR Museum; Permanent Collection
DAR Number:
87.67.1
This is a:
Other
Describe the item:
Backed Summer Spread
Quilt's title:
Patriotic Quilt
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Flag Quilt
Brackman # or other source & #:
3983
How wide is the quilt?
66 9/32 inches
How long is the quilt?
78 1/8 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Red; White; Blue
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Time period:
1850-1875
When was the quilt finished?
ca.1865
Describe the quilt's layout:
Medallion or framed center
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
None
Medallion size:
40 3/4 x 37 3/4
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
White stars appliqued on blue ground around outside edge of quilt4 3/4 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:
32, 33 1/2
Describe the back:
Same fabric used throughout
How is the binding made?
Woven tape
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?
No filling
How are the layers held together?
Not quilted
Quilt top made by:
ENGLISH WOOD DODGE, MARGARET
Where the quilt was made, city:
Brooklyn
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:
See DAR 87.67.2 and DAR 88.23 for quilts by same maker. Design is called "Stars and Stripes' and appeared in the July 1861 issue of Peterson's Magazine a women's periodical published in Philadelphia. The number of stars in the center represent the number of states in the Union from 1861 until 1863. The Smithsonian Museum of American history has a similar quilt: cat alog #T.8420, made by Mary Rochold -Teter dated 1861.
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library, or Institution
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
ENGLISH WOOD DODGE, MARGARE. Patriotic Quilt. ca.1865. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum; Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-266. Accessed: 12/02/24
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