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QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-691

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:

BK1; 1987.65.1

Alternate inventory control number:

BK001

Person filling out this form is:

Other

When was the form filled out?

11-22-1986; Pender County Office Building, Burgaw, 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:

Broderie Perse

How wide is the quilt?

91.5"

How long is the quilt?

100"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Blue or Navy; Pink

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1800-1849

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

Circa 1820

Who estimated the quilt's date?

MAS/Sullivan, Kathy

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Describe the quilt setting:

Circle surrounded by two swags with chintz border

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single chintz border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Chintz

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Domestic; Natural color

What color is the back of the quilt?

Beige or Tan

Width of pieces on the back:

29.5"

Describe the back:

Hand sewn

Describe the binding:

Applied binding; Two-step; Natural

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Straight grain

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:

Natural

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

16

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

Uneven

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Clamshell

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Describe the quilting designs used:

Diamonds/crosshatch; Triple diagonal lines; Clamshell; Feathers

Quilt top made by:

Unknown, Quiltmaker

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

Inherited from mother, Laura L. MacMillan; "Previous owner - Mrs. Wm. D. MacMillan, III (Laura Thompson), Chapel Hill, NC, died Oct 18, 1985. Quilt is now owned by the NC Museum of History.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

North Carolina Quilts: Selections from the NC Quilt Project, NC Museum of History, Raleigh, NC February 1 - June 11, 1989

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

Sketch on documentation sheet

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Fayetteville

Quilt owner's county:

Cumberland County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

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:

Homemaker

Who photographed this quilt?

Mena, Michael

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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Cite this Quilt

Unknown, Quiltmake. Broderie Perse. 1800-1849. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-691. Accessed: 03/29/24

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