QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-789

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:

CN1; 1926.4.1

Alternate inventory control number:

CN001

Person filling out this form is:

Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

Curator of Textiles, NC Museum of History

When was the form filled out?

03-23-1987; NCMOH, Raleigh, NC

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Other

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Received as a gift

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Broderie Perse Medallion

How wide is the quilt?

95.3"

How long is the quilt?

99.6"

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Black; Blue or Navy; Brown; Pink; White

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading; Other

Describe the damage:

Unspecified damage

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Fragile

Time period:

1800-1849

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1790-1820

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

1820

Who estimated the quilt's date?

ABW

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Other

Medallion size:

39.5"

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

4.25" and 5" inner border; 15" outer border, chintz with mitered corners

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:

Floral

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:

Woven or homespun

Description of the back:

Natural color

What color is the back of the quilt?

Beige or Tan

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Describe the binding:

Hand loomed

How is the binding made?

Woven tape

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; Triple parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Border: diagonal parallel

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

Probably quilted by Sarah Wilfong

Quilt top made by:

Wilfong, Sarah

Where the quilt was made, city:

Lincolnton

Where the quilt was made, county:

Lincoln County

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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

Donated by Mrs. Sarah Phifer Williamson, Chicago, IL, March 24, 1926.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

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:

Central floral chintz applique.

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Artistry in Quilts exhibit, NC Museum of History, Raleigh, NC, November 10, 1974-January 19, 1975.

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

Sketch on documentation sheet

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's city:

Raleigh

Quilt owner's county:

Wake County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

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

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made by the grandmother of General Stephen Dodson Ramseur (b. 1837; d. 1864).

Who photographed this quilt?

North Carolina Quilt Project

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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