QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-700

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:

CB147

Alternate inventory control number:

CB147

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great granddaughter

When was the form filled out?

01-12-1986; EM Holt School, Alamance County, 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:

Cotton Boll

How wide is the quilt?

79.5"

How long is the quilt?

90"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

2 - mitered corners, 3 - square, 1 - rounded

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Green; White

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Repairs:

Other

Describe the repairs:

Unspecified repair

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unwashed

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1825

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

Circa 1860

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Kirkpatrick, Erma

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

4

Size of quilt blocks:

33.5" x 38.75"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection)

Describe the quilt setting:

Triple sashing with Nine-patch corner blocks; 1.75" brown, 1.125" white, 1.75" brown; Hand sewn

Sashing width:

Varies

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

Triple border; 1.25" brown, 1" white, 1.25" brown; Cotton

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Home dyed, possibly walnut

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Possibly flour sack pieces; Vertical seams

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

5

Width of pieces on the back:

1.2", 26", 26.5", 21.25", 3.5"

Describe the back:

Hand sewn

Describe the binding:

Applied binding; Two-step; Green print on 2 sides, white on two sides

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Straight grain

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

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Single thread

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White, brown

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

14

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

17

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

yes

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Block: follows top design with 8 hearts; Set and border: zig zag in center, parallel straight lines in other two, in groups of three

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

Visible knots on back; Quilt was "hidden with other valuables in a trunk in a swamp during the Civil War."

Quilt top made by:

Smoot, Temperance

Where the quilt was made, county:

Davie or Rowan County

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

Owner described how she received quilt as "legacy".

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

Appeared in the book "North Carolina Quilts"; plate 3-23. Two sketches on documentation sheet.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Burlington

Quilt owner's county:

Alamance County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Davie City

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

North Carolina

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Scotch-Irish

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's city:

Davie City

Quiltmaker's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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

Smoot, Sanford

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

Farmer

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts

Who photographed this quilt?

Manley, Roger

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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