QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-703
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:
CD161
Alternate inventory control number:
CD161
Person filling out this form is:
Relative of quiltmaker
Source of the information on this quilt:
Granddaughter
When was the form filled out?
03-01-1986; YMCA, Durham, 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:
Double Irish Chain with Bird
Brackman # or other source & #:
1014
How wide is the quilt?
78"
How long is the quilt?
78"
What color is the quilt?
Brown; Maroon; Red; White; Yellow
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Fading
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Fragile
Time period:
1850-1875
Family/owner's date for quilt:
Circa 18870s
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
Circa 1870
Who estimated the quilt's date?
North Carolina Quilt Project
Describe the quilt's layout:
One patch or allover
Number of quilt blocks:
49
Size of quilt blocks:
10" x 10"
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Squares
Sashing width:
None
Number of borders:
2
Describe the borders:
Double pieced border; 2.25" tan, 2.25" red
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Print; Solid/plain; Striped
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Other Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Other applique
Materials used to make the back:
Other
What color is the back of the quilt?
Brown
Width of pieces on the back:
23"
Describe the back:
Hand sewn; Print
How is the binding made?
Hand sewn; Straight grain
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
less than a half inch
How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?
1/8"
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:
Black, white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
9
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
Uneven
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid/crosshatch
Describe the quilting designs used:
Follows top design; Outlines applique; Border: diagonal parallel lines
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Visible knots on front; Conservation report on this quilt is in the NCQP archives; Owner has one more quilt at home
Quilt top made by:
Bailey, Elizabeth
Quilted by:
Bailey, Elizabeth
Where the quilt was made, county:
Tyrell County
Where the quilt was made, state:
North Carolina (NC)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
For David, her son
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Owner has one more quilt at home.
Why was the quilt made?
Other
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new; Sewing scraps
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Unknown
Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Probably scraps and purchased
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's city:
Durham
Quilt owner's county:
Durham County
Quilt owner's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Swain
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Eastern
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:
English
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Homemaker, tailor
Quiltmaker's county:
Washington County
Quiltmaker's city:
Near Roper
Quiltmaker's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
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, unknown; Children: Franklin, Edward, David, Richard, stillborn daughter
Who photographed this quilt?
Weinkle, Mark
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Cite this Quilt
Bailey, Elizabet. Double Irish Chain with Bird. 1850-1875. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-703. Accessed: 03/29/24