
QUILT INDEX RECORD
16-12-286
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
DAR Museum
Who documented this quilt?
DAR Museum; Permanent Collection
DAR Number:
88.61
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Rose of Sharon
Brackman # or other source & #:
31.52
How wide is the quilt?
83 3/8 inches
How long is the quilt?
104 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
White; Green; Pink; Red
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Mary Ann Poindexter 1852 I Marshall Staples April (quilted)
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
1852
Method used to make the inscription:
In the quilting
Location of inscription:
other
Describe where the inscription was found:
in background
Time period:
1850-1875
When was the quilt finished?
1852
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
20 pieced, 12 plain
Size of quilt blocks:
12 x 12
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Squares
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
Appliqued swag with flowers 7 inches wide.
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain; Print
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
green wool embroidery
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
Cream
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
3
Width of pieces on the back:
18 1/2, 34, 33 1/2
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?
Straight grain
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
half inch - one 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?
Stuffed work; 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:
8
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
8
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Single parallel lines; Outline; Grid square
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Other
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Grid/crosshatch
Describe the quilting designs used:
birds
Quilt top made by:
Poindexter, Martha; Poindexter, Elizabeth Daniel; Poindexter, Elizabeth
Where the quilt was made, state:
Missouri (MO)
Where the quilt was made, country:
USA
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Mary Ann Poindexter was married to Dr. John Marshall Staples, on September 30, 1852. The quilt was made by her mother and sisters at the time of her marriage. Dr. Staples died during the Civil War and Mary Ann presented the quilt to her sister Elizabeth ("Bettie") Poindexter on the occasion of her marriage in 1872 to Parks Gunn.
Why was the quilt made?
Wedding
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
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
DAR Museum
Cite this Quilt
Poindexter, Martha; Poindexter, Elizabeth Daniel; Poindexter, Elizabet. Rose of Sharon. 1852. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum; Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-286. Accessed: 02/08/25