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
Details
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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