QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-496

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:

AA45

Alternate inventory control number:

AA045

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Grand niece

When was the form filled out?

10-29-1985; Parks and Rec. Building, Greenville, 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

Owner's name for quilt:

Gordian Knot

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Gordian Knot

How wide is the quilt?

82"

How long is the quilt?

85"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Other

Describe the damage:

Unspecified damage

Repairs:

Rebound

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Before 1900

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

1895

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Sullivan, Kathy

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Describe the quilt setting:

Hand sewn sashing

Sashing width:

Not specified

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

Two borders, 1" and 7", blue and white cotton

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:

Other Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Width of pieces on the back:

34"

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Solid/plain

Describe the binding:

Replacement, Applied binding; Two-step; White

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; Hand sewn; Machine sewn

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

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

1/2"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

Describe the quilt filling:

Seeds

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Single thread

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

20

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

20

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Diagonal

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

Made by quiltmaker and sisters

Quilt top made by:

Alexander, Martha

Where the quilt was made, city:

Woodsfield

Where the quilt was made, county:

Monroe County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Ohio (OH)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Other

Describe the source of the pattern:

Friends

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

Rehmel 611

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Greenville

Quilt owner's county:

Pitt County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Hawkins

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1853

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Woodsfield, Monroe County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Ohio

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1947

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's city:

Lakeland

Quiltmaker's state:

Florida (FL)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Hawkins, John

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Alexander, Charles

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

Lumber business

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, OH

Who photographed this quilt?

Williams, Martha

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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