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