QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-892

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:

CO2

Alternate inventory control number:

CO002

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great granddaughter

When was the form filled out?

01-04-1986; Kirkpatrick house, Chapel Hill, 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:

Eight-Pointed Star

Brackman # or other source & #:

3735A

How wide is the quilt?

95.25"

How long is the quilt?

95.25"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Green; White

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Damage:

Fading; Other

Describe the damage:

Unspecified damage

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1840-1860

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

Circa 1850

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Hall, Fannye

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

49

Size of quilt blocks:

9.5" x 9.5" (varies)

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

None

Describe the borders:

No border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

7

Width of pieces on the back:

30.75"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Hand sewn

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)?

1/16"

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

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

24

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

24

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

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Wreaths

Describe the quilting designs used:

Follows top design; Block: 1/2" crosshatch; Border: feather wreath and shells

Quilt top made by:

Lewis, Mary

Quilted by:

Lewis, Mary

Where the quilt was made, city:

Frederica

Where the quilt was made, county:

Kent County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Delaware (DE)

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:

Inherited through grandmother and mother

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:

Probably new fabric

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Photo of quiltmaker with owner

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:

Chapel Hill

Quilt owner's county:

Orange County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

George

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1796

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Kent County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1864

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Raised Quaker but married Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's county:

Kent County

Quiltmaker's city:

Frederica and Dover

Quiltmaker's state:

Delaware (DE)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

George, Thomas

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Kent County, DE

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Ann, ?

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Kent County, DE

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

Lewis, Joseph Israel

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

Hatter, Methodist lay minister

Number of children:

4

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, many; Children: Male, storekeeper in MO; Male, died of pneumonia (unmarried); male died about 40; grandmother Ann was youngest; Husband sewed hatter's labels into hats

Who photographed this quilt?

Heeter, Kathy

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History