QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

BC73

Alternate inventory control number:

BC073

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:

Simple Patchwork

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Squares variation

Brackman # or other source & #:

2289

How wide is the quilt?

64"

How long is the quilt?

84.5"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; Blue or Navy; White

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1950-1975

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1975

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

1975

Who estimated the quilt's date?

GK

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Number of quilt blocks:

325

Size of quilt blocks:

3.25" x 3.25"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single red plaid and print border, 4" and 2.5"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Other blends

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Vertical seams

Width of pieces on the back:

53"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Print

Describe the binding:

No binding

How is the binding made?

Other

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

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:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

Uneven

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Follows top design

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

This quilt was made from scraps in celebration of our nation's bicentennial (in 1976)

Quilt top made by:

Lynch, Marjorie

Quilted by:

Lynch, Marjorie

Where the quilt was made, city:

Wilmington

Where the quilt was made, county:

New Castle County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Delaware (DE)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Why was the quilt made?

Wedding

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps; Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

Owner has photo of quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Laurinburg

Quilt owner's county:

Scotland County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

Approx. 1900

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Wilmington, New Castle County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1980

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Irish

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's county:

New Castle County

Quiltmaker's city:

Wilmington

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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

Lynch, John A.

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

Manager Wilmington, DE plant for Swift (meat) Co.

Number of children:

9

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

5

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

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Who photographed this quilt?

Mena, Michael

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History