English Paper Pieced Quilt

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2006.002.0001

Description

This unfinished English paper pieced quilt top was found in the Coad House in Charlotte Hall, MD, after the deaths of Professor J. Francis and Mary C.S. Coad, who lived there. Professor Coad was long a member of the faculty of Charlotte Hall School. Their granddaughter, Mrs. Frederick D. Dallam, was the owner of the quilt until November 2004 when she gave it to Mrs. Charles D. Boone of Bryantown, MD, who is a quilter. Mrs. Boone returned it to Mrs. Dallam who gave it to the Society in 2006. The name of the pattern, according to Mrs. Boone, is "Grandmother's Flower Garden." Mrs. Dallam has no idea who started the quilt because the women in her family were not quilters. Very precise hexagons were cut from heavy paper, equally precise, slightly larger hexagons were cut from fabric, and the fabric was folded around and basted onto the paper pieces. These fabric hexagons were stitched together into "flowers" which were then stitched together to form the quilt top. There is a center flower, ringed by yellow flowers, ringed by red plaid flowers, ringed by pink flowers, ringed by miscellaneous light-colored flowers. Eventually the heavy paper would have been removed. For this quilt, the heavy paper was provided by pages of a St. Mary's County court record of some kind. There are several county names visible on some of the cut hexagons. Those with names are in alphabetical order in their container. The pre-cut fabric hexagons are grouped by pattern; each pattern is in its cubicle in the box. The scraps are organized by basic color and each color group is in a paper L-sleeve. The completed portion of the quilt top is wrapped in muslin and rolled loosely. There are charts to tell whether a particular fabric appears in the quilt, the loose flowers, or the hexagons. There is also a chart to help one find the names visible on the verso of the completed portion of the quilt. See below: ENGLISH PAPER PIECE QUILT FABRIC SCRAPS Description In quilt In hexes In loose flowers Somewhat iridescent deep green No No No 13 ½" x 7" Pale green background with No No No surreal red flower green leaf 6 ¾" x 5" Light green, blue green plaid No No No With 1 7/8" boxes 5 7/8" x 5 ¾" Pale blue green "watered" No No No effect 8 ½" x 4 ½" triangle Black, white, and green plaid No No No 3 5/8" x 3 1/8" Very dark green with white No No No and gold window markers and an occasional green figure 9" x 4 5/8" Pale green triangle 5" x 3" No No No Black, green, white, umber No No No plaid 7 ½" x 5" Teal 2 ¼" x 6 3/8" No No No Grass green triangle No No No 8" x 5 ¾" Light teal with tiny char- No No No coal stripe 5 3/8" x 4 1/8" Medium teal background No No No with black and white stripes and "ribbons" teal and dark green figures 9" x 3" triangle Light blue and yellow No No No iridescent with 1 ½" "ribbon" 6 ½" long Plain teal, 4 pieces Not quite the No No same ************************************************************************ Description In quilt In hexes In loose flowers Black velvet ribbon No No No with fox brown edges velvet is 2 1/16" wide piece is 2 5/8" x 9" Black and white tiny No No No check with occasional black and palest gold "ribbons" 4/34" x 6" Silver piece may be No No No real silk, in terrible condition 5 ½" x 3" Black and white faille No No No triangle 5" x 6 5/8" Yellow ribbon cut or No 15, if No torn in half, would be really the 2 ½" w if whole, cord same on the edges, 18" long, 1 whole piece 9 ½" Plain palest gold triangle No No No 6 3/8" x 5 3/8" Printed muslin or polished No No No cotton? 7 3/8" x 2 " Brown 3 ¼" x 8 ¼" ribbon No No No With 1 ½" golden brown satin stripe in center, tiny brown loops for edging ******************************************************************** Description In quilt In hexes In loose flowers Small piece with toast square No No No and brown square, has some gold threads also 3 1/8" x 2 ¼" Warm beige background with 2 centers No No double lines of brown and blue making very small win- dowpanes, every so often a 1 3/8" long black and fuschia figure 6 7/8" x 4 5/8" Plaid with tones of brown No No No and toast 5 ¾" x 3 5/8" Plaid with greyed brown No No No and toast 5 ¾" x 4 1/8" Plaid with toast, black, brown, No No No goldy gray with grisaille stripes, formerly a garment, in poor condition 3 pieces background No No No of toast and black stripes with overlay of whiteish grisaille topped with bright black and gold herringbone stripes 3 pieces Plaid with gold, toast, light No No No brown, occasional black stripe 9" x 5" triangle, selvage edge Background of dark brown No No No and gray stripes overlain at 90 degrees with very narrow white and gray stripes 9 7/8" x 3 1/8" Plaid with brown, gold, No No No reddish brown and pale taupe 7" x 4 3/8" triangle with selvage edge ***************************************************** Description In quilt In hexes In loose flowers Black and pale gold striped No No No background with brown and white ribbon stripes and gray grisaille 9" x 5" in banner shape selvage edge Light brown with white double No No No lines for windowpane 5" x 5" Light brown, toast, and white No No No with brown and toast stripes overlain by brown and white figures 14" x 3 ½" banner Brown and white stripes on a No No No light taupe background 4" x 2" Brown and cream check has No No No a gold iridescence, was a garment Dark brown and medium No No No brown stripe 3/16" w 10" x 2 3/8" banner Dark brown faille 5 5/8" No No No x 3 5/8" selvage edge Dark brown taffeta, 2 No No No pieces, was a garment, one piece badly stained one on tone dark brown No No No with lots of tiny shiny squiggles at right angles 7 1/8" x 3 ¼" triangle Light brown background No No No with black doughnuts 9/16" diameter 9 3/8" x 4" in diamond shape Medium brown faille No No No 5" x 2 1/8" Taupe and brown stripes Something 11 No and gray and cream like it, but stripes with impression- lavender ist flower bouquet on light part 6" x 6 ¾", looks like a pocket Dark brown rather No No No heavy material 9 ½" x 4" Toast background with No No No blue/gray, gold, white stripes overlain with black blots 6 ¼" x 3 ¼" Chocolate brown ribbon No No No 4" wide 6 ¼" long Dark taupe oddly shaped No No No piece 8 ½" x 5 5/8" Pale toast and light taupe No No No very narrow stripe 3 ¾" x 9" Very pale toast, heavily No No No eaten, so may be silk, 8 ½" x 7 ½" triangle Tone on tone pale toast No No No jacquard with flowers 14 ¼" x 4 7/8" selvage edge Brown grisaille triangle No No No 5 1/8" x 4" ************************************************************** Description In quilt In hexes In flowers Brown or purple/green No No No grisaille 7" x 4" Purple and gold gri- No No No saille 11 ½" x 2 7/8" Windowpane plaid in No No No lavender and very pale toast 7 1/8" x 5 ¾" Plaid of purple, green No No No and toasty gold 12" x 6" Purple and lavender No No No narrow stripe 5 ¾" x 4 ¼" with selvage edge Brilliant purple grosgrain No No No 4 5/8" x 2 ¼" Dull purple with white No No No figure 2 over 3 over 2 4 ½" x 4 7/8" Lavender with ribbon bands No No No of lavender arrows and white fences 7" x 4 ½" with selvage edge Purple with 2" band of No No No texture with several shiny bands of varying widths 4 pieces, some with gold stitches Lavender with silver No No No tissue weight 4 ¼" x 2 3/8" Bright purple tissue weight No No No 4 3/8" x 2 7/8" This group of small pieces was clipped together: Description In quilt In hexes In loose flowers Light taupe grisaille No No No ca. 5 ¾" x 3 ½" Medium brown with No No No 11/16" x ½" oval label with scalloped blue edge with very fine lines, word written in ink that probably starts with C that I cannot read and a 6 and another mark, piece is rough tri- angle 4 ¼" x 2 ½" Lighter brown with No No No 11/16" x ½" oval label with scalloped blue edge with very fine lines, word written in ink that starts with C, may be Cuix, possibly a 7 and another mark that may be a 2, piece is rough triangle 4" x 2 ½" Red and black threads No No No with a slight iridescence 3 3/8" x 2 7/8" Marine blue and black threads No No No for background with a group of 7 dull cream and black stripes, was part of a garment 2 ¾" x 3" in diamond shape, includes selvage edge Tiny piece of red and green No No No plaid with very fine black stripe, yellow and blue stripe and larger black stripe 4" fuschia ribbon with No No No miniscule black over- stitching every 1 ¾", has tiny dark fuschia loops on the edges, piece is 3 ¾" long Brown grosgrain piece No No No 3 ¾" x 2" Background is royal blue No No No and cream very small windowpane with occasional royal blue stripes, this was part of a garment 2 small pieces Brilliant purple grosgrain No No No 3 5/8" x 2 3/8" Navy blue and pale taupe No No No very tiny check with an occasional panel of stripes 6 7/8" x 2 3/8" Marine blue/dull gold No No No iridescent 15" x 5" banner Marine blue/dull gold No No No with narrow gold stripe 12 thin blue stripes with tiny black figure between, then repeat 6 ½" x 6 ½" triangle includes selvage edge Windowpane plaid of royal No No No blue, black, and eggshell 4" x 2 5/8" Charcoal narrow stripe, No No No blue ½" stripe, charcoal narrow stripe on egg- shell ground, all crossed by pale charcoal thin stripes, tissue weight 14" x 2 ½" Plaid with royal blue, green, No No No black, eggshell, gray, occasional tiny yellow stripe 7 ¾"x 5 1/8" triangle Plaid of marine blue and No 43 2 bright gold 10 ¾" x 9" Jacquard fabric of medium No No No blue and dull gold 4" x 3 ¼" windowpanes with trailing vines and flowers motif, light weight, quite lovely, 3 hexes cut out of pentagonal piece 15 ½" x 14 ¾" Light blue and gold jacquard No 8 complete 5 with tiny amount of pattern 16 incomplete visible, small length of sel- vage 16 1/8" x 3 ½" Dark teal tone on tone No No No stripes, selvage edge has white line 18" x 4 ¼" Charcoal and medium blue No No No with dark ¾" stripe on either side of a blue panel with white stylized birds 3 ½" x 3 ½" with deep V cut out Blue and bronze jacquard No No No with flowers and stems 3 pieces Alternating bands of lavender Center of 5 No and black grisaille overlain 2 flowers with small brilliant blue leaves 10" x 4 1/8" horn shaped ***************************************************************** Description In quilt In hexes In loose flowers Dress yoke in brilliant royal No No No with black and blue bands. lined with plain toast material and sewn with blue thread 25" folded in half 6 ½" deep Dull red black and cream No 2 No check 17 ½" x 16 ½" with one selvage edge Deep magenta piece No No No 6 ½" x 3" 4" fuschia ribbon with No No No miniscule black over- stitching 5 1/8" long Burgundy tone on tone No No No brocade with plant motif 5" x 2 ¾" triangle Very dark red with 2 sizes No No No of black stripes, wider stripes look corded 7" x 3 ¾" Green/red jacquard with No No No flowers and leaves motif? 5 7/8" x 3 ½" triangle Very dark red 3" ribbon No No No with black velvet stripes in graduated sizes, dark red grouped loops on each edge 7 ½" long Deep rose ribbon edged in 5 centers 24, not 4 centers brown and white striped but no cord all with cord cord 5 ½" x 3" Fuschia ribbon, dark loops No No No on edge, stripes in ribbon, occasional pencil thin black lines 3 pieces ********************************************************** Description In quilt In hexes In loose flowers Peachy pink, black, light No 1 No charcoal jacquard, sizable flowers and leaves 12 5/8" x 6 ½" 1 hexagon cut out Plaid with red, pink, light No No No green, yellow, black, white 5 5/8" x 4" Tiny piece of plaid with 2 flowers 30 5 white, black, red, yellow, blue, green 3 ¾" plaid ribbon with No No No muddy colors, green, black, red, cream, gold looped threads on the edge 2 ½" long

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Dallam Collection

English Paper Pieced Quilt

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St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

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