QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-529

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:

BC57

Alternate inventory control number:

BC057

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Granddaughter

When was the form filled out?

01-25-1986; St. Lukes United Methodist Church, Laurinburg, 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?

Received as a gift

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Dutch Doll

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Sunbonnet Sue

How wide is the quilt?

66.75"

How long is the quilt?

82.5"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Type of inscription:

Other

Describe the type of inscription:

Name tag

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Mirim Lackey

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label

Time period:

1950-1975

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1966

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

1966

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Sullivan, Kathy

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

11" x 11"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by other sashing

Describe the quilt setting:

Machine pieced squares

Sashing width:

2"

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single 1.75" aqua border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Other

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Feedsack

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain; Feedsack

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Vertical seams

What color is the back of the quilt?

Pink

Width of pieces on the back:

36.25"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Print

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Hand 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"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16")

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Single thread

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

Uneven

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Fans

Quilt top made by:

Safire, Grace Etta

Quilted by:

Safire, Grace Etta

Where the quilt was made, city:

Mount Pleasant

Where the quilt was made, county:

Cabarrus County

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Owner entering college

Why was the quilt made?

Other

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps; Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Other

Describe the source of the pattern:

Mother

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

Scraps from clothing

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Owner has photo of quiltmaker

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

Two handwritten sheets about maker.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Hamlet

Quilt owner's county:

Richmond County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Beaver

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1896

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Ebenezer Community, Rowan County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

North Carolina

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1975

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's county:

Cabarrus County

Quiltmaker's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Beaver, John Peter

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Ketner, Lula

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

Safrit, Grover White

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

Farmer

Number of children:

5

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, Charlotte, Hamlet, Concord, NC; Children: Helen, Lula, Glen, Ray, Joe

Who photographed this quilt?

Mena, Michael

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History