QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-46
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
North Carolina Museum of History
Who documented this quilt?
North Carolina Quilt Project
North Carolina Quilt Project Number:
AB85
Alternate inventory control number:
AB085
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
When was the form filled out?
12-07-1985; Rec. Center, New Bern, NC
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
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Devil's Claws
Brackman # or other source & #:
1952
How wide is the quilt?
70.5"
How long is the quilt?
75.25"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Rounded
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Brown; Red; White
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Unused looking
Time period:
1876-1900
Family/owner's date for quilt:
Unknown
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1900
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Mount
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
16
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by plain sashing
Describe the quilt setting:
Single maroon cotton sashing; Machine sewn set
Sashing width:
2.75"
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
Single border, 3.3" and 5", red with black, cotton
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Plaid; Print; Striped
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Other Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Other
Description of the back:
Green plaid; Vertical seams
What color is the back of the quilt?
Green
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
3
Width of pieces on the back:
23", 24", 23.5"
Describe the back:
Machine sewn
Describe the binding:
Applied binding; Two-step; Blue print
How is the binding made?
Hand sewn; Straight grain
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
less than a half inch
How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?
1/4"
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Thread type used for the quilting:
Single thread
Color of thread used in the quilting:
Black, white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
10
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
10
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
Block: follows design with "X" in square; Set: straight; Border: diagonal
Quilt top made by:
Smith, Alice
Where the quilt was made, city:
Pink Hill
Where the quilt was made, county:
Lenoir County
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:
Estate of Alice Smith
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
Where did the maker get their materials?
Sewing scraps
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Unknown
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Handwritten sheet about maker.
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's city:
Kinston
Quilt owner's county:
Lenoir County
Quilt owner's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Bookkeeper
Quiltmaker's county:
Lenoir County
Quiltmaker's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Smith, Aston
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
Lenoir County, NC
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Stroud, Sudie
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
Lenoir County, NC
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
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Who photographed this quilt?
Manley, Roger
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Details
Cite this Quilt
Smith, Alic. Devil's Claws. 1876-1900. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-46. Accessed: 04/26/24