QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Mountain Heritage Center

Who documented this quilt?

Mountain Heritage Center; Southern Appalachian Quilts

Mountain Heritage Center's Accession Number:

MHC2001.05.001

Person filling out this form is:

Blood relative of quiltmaker; Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great Granddaughters and Great-Great Granddaughters

When was the form filled out?

2001; 2004

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Kentucky Rose

Owner's name for quilt:

Missouri Rose

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Roses and Plumes; Princess Feather

Brackman # or other source & #:

45.26 variation

How wide is the quilt?

96 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

82 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

White; Red; Orange; Green

Antique colors:

Cheddar Orange or Antimony or Chrome Orange

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Dirty; Wear to edge or binding; Tears or holes; Stains; Open seams

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Late 1840s or 1850s

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

circa 1860s

Who estimated the quilt's date?

North Carolina Quilt Project

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Size of quilt blocks:

26" x 28"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

1 border strip on 3 sides

Describe the borders:

6" border pieced with green, red and white;

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

Novelty techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other novelty technique

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

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:

31 1/2"; 31 1/2"; 18"

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

Describe the binding:

A straight red binding has been applied to 3 sides of the quilt. This is a two step process. Top edge is straight and front to back.

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

Red binding measures 1/4"; front to back binding measures 3/4"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Stuffed work; Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton single and double

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white; tan

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

13

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

15

Width between quilting lines:

1/8" - 1"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo; In-the-ditch; Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Trapunto used in some areas. Quilting accentuates the floral motifs and a stuffed bud or pinecone appears in the background areas.

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Backing possibly handwoven. Quilt maker's husband was a surveyor and trader with the Cherokees (1830s - 1840s in western North Carolina). It is believed that some of the quilt materials were from goods he acquired for his trading business.

Quilt top made by:

McClure, Mary Marcella Howard; Killian, Marth Ann McClure

Quilted by:

Killian, Martha Ann McClure; McClure, Mary Marcella Howard

Where the quilt was made, county:

Macon; Clay

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

The owners state that the family story about this quilt is as follows: "Some of the information is family lore through our grandmother and some is from histories developed by various family members. The quilt supposedly was buried during the Civil War to keep it safe from Federal troops, probably stationed in east Tennessee. Another version has it that the family silver was wrapped in the quilt and buried to protect it from theft by the troops."

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Study or teaching aid; Museum collection; Exhibit

Where did the maker get their materials?

Other

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Quilt maker's husband was a surveyor and trader with the Cherokees (1830s - 1840s in western North Carolina). It is believed that some of the quilt materials were from goods he acquired for his trading business.

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Documented by the North Carolina Quilt Project. Label reads: 1985-1986 North Carolina Quilt Project N.C. Museum of History #FF67

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Mountain Heritage Center Western Carolina University

Quilt owner's city:

Cullowhee

Quilt owner's county:

Jackson

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Howard, Mary Marcella; McClure, Martha Ann

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

Unknown; 1837

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Macon; Macon or Clay

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

North Carolina

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1879; 1860

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English and Scotch Irish

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker; Homemaker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Unknown; Killian, Daniel

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Unknown; McClure, Mary Marcella Howard

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Unknown; Macon

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Surveyor and trader; Physician

Number of children:

Unknown; 1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1; 1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

Unknown; none

Who photographed this quilt?

Tim Barnwell

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Mountain Heritage Center